Would you think this is weird or unusual?

[Anonymous]

It's not weird for millennial parents but it is for older GenX parents.

[Anonymous]

Not weird

[Anonymous]

My 11 yo son and his best friend, a girl his age still love to dress up and pretend they're having a fashion show. He has even let her tie his hair back and give him make overs. When he was in preschool he loved dressing up and would wear the princess dress just as much as a firefighter or superhero outfit, he's never really cared what others think and we don't think it's weird at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not weird for millennial parents but it is for older GenX parents.

What? No this is not correct regarding Gen X

[Anonymous]

This is now the “cool” thing to do. See all of Hollywood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do you live, OP? In UMC DMV this would be not weird at all. However, other parts of the country would not be so accepting. My traditional family members would find this weird to “gross.” (I don’t agree with this at all. Just bought DS a bright pink raincoat because that’s the one he picked but my brothers with similar aged kids would have some thoughts on this.)

I live in another part of the country, and it would be very unusual here.

[Anonymous]

Try to tell us you're a proponent of rigid gender roles without telling us you're a proponent of rigid gender roles.

My son liked pink, red, orange and all warm colors at that age - he said it made him feel warm. He wore pink sneakers. He played with a tea set. He also loved cars and could name all car brands.

Now at 16 he wears navy blue and has a particular interest in the history of warfare and war strategy.

[Anonymous]

There are still people who think like you?

Dear Lord.

[Anonymous]

Not at all.

Only children also like to do dress up...

Also, boys can wear dresses and it may also be for friends.

[Anonymous]

Not in the least

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Try to tell us you're a proponent of rigid gender roles without telling us you're a proponent of rigid gender roles.

My son liked pink, red, orange and all warm colors at that age - he said it made him feel warm. He wore pink sneakers. He played with a tea set. He also loved cars and could name all car brands.

Now at 16 he wears navy blue and has a particular interest in the history of warfare and war strategy.

This is OP. My 4 year old does all you’ve described. I often buy him leggings or cute sweatshirts out of the girls section because he picks them out. I don’t have a problem with pink, red and orange either (huh?).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion but I’m not a fan of dress up clothes in general. Or even a lot of ultra-specific pretend play toys. Nothing to do with gender. I feel like they’re wasteful, consumerist, artificial, and take away from the imagination. Like do you really need to wear a complete firefighter or princess outfit to pretend you are one? The only valid exceptions IMO are Halloween, school plays, mom and dad’s clothes, and kitchen sets with food. But like, I can do without the ice cream shop storefront complete with ice cream man outfit and truck. A table and mom’s apron should suffice.

+1...why waste money on so many outfits?! ...to play in? Where's the imagination in that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion but I’m not a fan of dress up clothes in general. Or even a lot of ultra-specific pretend play toys. Nothing to do with gender. I feel like they’re wasteful, consumerist, artificial, and take away from the imagination. Like do you really need to wear a complete firefighter or princess outfit to pretend you are one? The only valid exceptions IMO are Halloween, school plays, mom and dad’s clothes, and kitchen sets with food. But like, I can do without the ice cream shop storefront complete with ice cream man outfit and truck. A table and mom’s apron should suffice.

+1...why waste money on so many outfits?! ...to play in? Where's the imagination in that?

+2. Why waste money on anything kids do or play with because they'll eventually outgrow it all. In our case a lot was passed down and then we passed it down.

[Anonymous]

Yes. My son never had an interest in princess stuff, so I would assume this is something the parents have done in an attempt to seem socially aware.

[Anonymous]

Wouldn’t blink an eye