This is great! I hope my kids can have that level of confidence! |
I have plenty of boundaries with my kid. I don't see this as something to say no to. I would assume someone who tells their boy no, and not their girl, is allowing society and sexism to rule their roost. Having said that, I prefer to paint my kids' toes, just because I don't love seeing their chemically fingernails go in their mouths. |
I just hope your kids have an opportunity to learn logic from someone other than you. “Can’t say no” only applies if it’s something a parent wanted to say no to, but didn’t. It doesn’t apply when it’s something the parents are indifferent towards. |
Guide them to sensible beliefs about gender equality. Guide them to confidence in their body. Guide them to the courage to stand out from their peers. Yep, I agree 100%, it's a large part of the reason why I say yes to this request. |
He's 5. It doesn't mean anything. They also get excited about ice cream, farts and imaginary super heros. |
You have no idea how far off base you are if you equate wearing nail polish with gender “equality.” |
I know many middle school/Hs boys who paint their nails.
It’s not a big deal. I painted my sons nails when he was little and asked me to do so. That lasted about a month. He preferred I paint his face as a tiger. |
They are guiding him, just in a way with which you disagree. So sad for you. You, on the other hand, are an adult clinging to ridiculous outdated gender roles in 2021, so even sadder for you. |
I have no thoughts on boys with nail polish. None. I don't care. Let your son do what he wants. |
Why can't he have painted toenails in Kindergarten? |
I would only be okay with the ladies on here saying no if they also wouldn't want to paint a five year old girl's nails. I don't paint my five year old girl's nails because she puts her hands in her mouth and I don't want her ingesting nail polish. If I had a boy who put his hands in his mouth, I would say the same thing. If I had a boy or girl who didn't suck their fingers, then I would happily let them wear whatever color nail polish they want. |
Most of them saying "no, I wouldn't be OK with a girl at that age" are lying. They just know that admitting that they think it's OK for boys and not girls is not socially acceptable, especially in this area and on DCUM, so they lie to make themselves look less bad. |
Most of them saying "no, I wouldn't be OK with a girl at that age" are lying. They just know that admitting that they think it's OK for girls and not boys is not socially acceptable, especially in this area and on DCUM, so they lie to make themselves look less bad and to pretend that they're not giant sexist hypocrites. |
OP here thank you for all the positive and even critical comments. DH and I laughed so hard at some of them. I never expected so many responses on such a harmless subject. We enjoyed those who psychoanalyze our parenting skills. You're right our son does rule the roost and we can't tell him no. He wants a tattoo like mine so we're going to get him inked up tomorrow. I was going to be snarky and reply back to some of them individually but in the end there's no need too, we win. We're building fond memories with our little one. He's going to grow up and remember all the love fun and positive times we spent with each other. For those worried about him sucking on his fingers he stopped doing that a couple of years ago. He moved on and is chewing on straws now. Seriously have some fun with your children they will appreciate it. |
My 10 yo son lets his best friend paint his nails and give him makeovers when she comes to sleep over. He also dresses up with her and they pretend their having a fashion show (she also enjoys playing video games, having burp contests and wrestling with him). He enjoys it and isn't one to care what others think so I'm happy for him. |