Ok, just have to post to clear up a few points from my perspective, at the risk of dragging this ongoing issue out and being in the minority...
Barbie I felt a slight dig was being made when you said 'privileged, as 4ever likes to call it'? Yes, you are privileged, fortunate, lucky, whichever wording you choose, to be in a position to be able to afford lots of nice things, some of us aren't so privileged, however that doesn't mean I don't still aspire to, and enjoy having nice things myself, dressing my daughter beautifully, co-ordinating her wardrobe impeccably, and doing my best to stay relatively glamorous myself! No, I can't afford ?95 for a blouse for Summer, but I spent £60 in Next a couple wks back and got her a gorgeous Navy dress with stripe and scribble print contrasting sleeves and 'beautiful' emblazoned across the front in red letters, khaki skinny zip bottom trousers and a lovely matching khaki floral and print front top, and a gorgeous turquoise and grey city print dress, as well as a grey babygro with bold coloured balloon print and a white 'born in 2013' babygro for our new addition, not a trace of pink or blue!
Which brings me to what started this whole debacle, it was also just me making a fleeting simple statement about adjusting from girl to boy, and having a loft full of mostly pink stuff, like you stated in your own words, was not cause for ridicule or debate, yet your response to me, was that you had a slight hatred of anything pink or girlie, and a loathing of hello kitty (perhaps forgetting mls Dd name?) perhaps a little insensitive? When in defense, that liking pink did not make me some vicky pollard like chav with no taste, and really, who cares what we all wear when qualities in our children, and us, such as ethics, kindness ect, are what matters, it seemed to all blow up, as you said, with you a somehow victim in it all, just because you like nice things and are fortunate enough to be doing well for yourselves...? No one begrudges anyone success, or wealth, good on you, we. are certainly not poor, we own our own home, Dh has a good job, as did I before my redundancy, and was also not adverse to many a designer label or two, and the jetset life with hols to NY, Miami, Dubai, Maldives, we were very lucky, very privileged to do so, so certainly don't hold it against anyone or judge anyone, and certainly are not jealous of anyone with good lifestyles, but now we are on one wage, we are parents, and our particular lifestyles changed, and I wouldn't change it back for the world...
However, like you barbie I'm angry actually sad, that what was a simple preference to liking pink or blue, has somehow become a debate on lifestyle and what we do and don't have, and enjoy in life...
As buddha said, this has particularly been my, safe haven, my port of comfort through some of the hardest times of my life, I am in a current state of anxiety and immense vulnerability like no one but you ladies could possibly understand, I'm in my 8th pregnancy, only Summer before has lasted this far, I'm in a constant state of grabbing onto my hopes and praying with dear life that we are actually gonna be blessed with this 2nd miracle, and tbh, don't know why I've even just posted half of the inanity that I just have, none of which matters in the great scheme of things, but as this whole issue that seemed to upset you so much, stemmed from your response to my post, and my response back, and from what I took as a bit of a dig in your last post to me, I felt the need to defend myself too and lay it on the line, that, yes, I was a bit upset too..