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To buy 3 year old DD dinosaurs for Christmas?

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dinosaurgirll · 28/09/2024 09:39

My little girl (3) loves dinosaurs at the moment, every time I pick her up from nursery they say she's loved playing with the little toy dinosaur set and doing all the noises etc.

We are making a start on buying her Christmas presents this month and I mentioned to a friend I was thinking about getting her some toy dinosaurs as she doesn't have any at home. Friend commented that it was "funny" and "a bit odd" to buy them for a girl. And "bet it's like having a boy". I mean, she also has some Elsa dolls in her Christmas present pile, so it's a mixture of girly and less girly type presents!

Is my DD "odd" for liking dinosaurs at 3 years old?! 🤔

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Changeyourfuckingcar · 28/09/2024 09:39

Obviously it’s fine.

TheIncredibleBookEatingManchot · 28/09/2024 09:40

Of course it's not odd for a three year old to like dinosaurs.

Your friend's odd for thinking it's odd.

EveryOtherNameTaken · 28/09/2024 09:41

Your friend is the odd one.

MamasitaGringita · 28/09/2024 09:41

Your friend has very out-dated views. Of course it's OK to buy dinosaurs for your daughter.

Chesta · 28/09/2024 09:41

Literally don't know anyone who would actually say these words to me.

perhaps our social circles are wildly different.

LadyKenya · 28/09/2024 09:42

Eh? Just ignore silly comments.

NewtyCutey · 28/09/2024 09:42

I'm surprised that your friend even thinks this way, let alone comments.

SantasRubiksCube · 28/09/2024 09:42

Your friend is a close minded idiot, there's no such thing as toys just for boys or just for girls 🙄 buy your daughter the dinosaurs, I bet she will love them.

dinosaurgirll · 28/09/2024 09:43

Thanks everyone! I suspected as much but I just had a moment of self doubt, not sure why. I mean she followed it up with a laughing emoji so it was sort of a jokey comment too; but also has made me feel a bit judged.

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Lorrymum · 28/09/2024 09:43

It's fine, I was a little dinosaur girl. Loved them to bits and dragged my poor parents around The Natural History Museum most weekends.

Bamboozledbylife · 28/09/2024 09:43

Your friend is ridiculous! Seen some v cute dinosaur bedding in asda recently 😊

Blessedbethefruitz · 28/09/2024 09:43

You're being unreasonable if you haven't considered remote control dinosaurs ;) There are cute little car ones for toddlers, as well as roaring ones.

Halfscottish · 28/09/2024 09:43

Oh come on. Of course it’s fine.

dinosaurgirll · 28/09/2024 09:44

Blessedbethefruitz · 28/09/2024 09:43

You're being unreasonable if you haven't considered remote control dinosaurs ;) There are cute little car ones for toddlers, as well as roaring ones.

Omg! I'll have a look for these, DD would love them 😅

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Brefugee · 28/09/2024 09:44

Is my DD "odd" for liking dinosaurs at 3 years old?!

I don't understand the question

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 28/09/2024 09:44

Has your friend time travelled here from the 1950s?

LostittoBostik · 28/09/2024 09:44

Drop that friend, jeeez

ForeveraBluebird · 28/09/2024 09:44

Dinosaurs are great fun, look out for the old ELC volcano world on eBay. My children loved it,

ButtSurgery · 28/09/2024 09:45

I'm 44 and female and I wear dinosaur tshirts and jumpers. I play Jurassic World on Xbox and I adore the Jurassic Park franchise, watch them through most months.

Your mate is a knob.

Encourage girls in all things STEM!

Gelasring · 28/09/2024 09:45

Did your friend time travel here from the 50s?

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 28/09/2024 09:45

Gelasring · 28/09/2024 09:45

Did your friend time travel here from the 50s?

Jinx!

dinosaurgirll · 28/09/2024 09:45

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 28/09/2024 09:44

Has your friend time travelled here from the 1950s?

Haha this made me laugh 😆
She's a relatively new friend so I guess she has views that I'm only just discovering. This one threw me a bit though.

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Edingril · 28/09/2024 09:46

What is it about dinosaurs that make them for a boy only?

If she was into elephants, monkeys, dolphins, giraffes, lions is this OK? Why are dinosaurs different?

snoopyfanaccountant · 28/09/2024 09:46

One of the supermarkets had gorgeous toddler dresses with dinosaurs on them last winter. Would your friend have the same attitude if your DD liked a different animal?

StolenChanel · 28/09/2024 09:46

This can’t be a real post…