When DS was 4, he wanted to be a witch. Not a warlock, but a witch in a black dress, black hat, etc. My mom had a comment or two about how he was wearing a dress and it was a "girls" costume. I rolled my eyes. He was 4 and it was Halloween. |
Weirdly, there are no objections from my widowed FIL, he approves of the frugality! The people objecting are the same generation as the baby’s parents.
Equally weirdly, the person objecting the most had a girl who dressed as Thomas the Tank Engine one year. She says that was different because they |
Not PP, but I had a friend that had her son in head to toe pink his first year. Long awaited second after a bigger age gap, and she drug all of big sister’s baby stuff out of the attic and didn’t buy anything new. Be like her! |
I feel the same way. Strangely, I wouldn’t have a problem with my girl wearing a male character like Batman or Spider-Man. I know that’s contradictory but idc. |
+1 |
I just realized I hit post in the middle! The person objecting says that her 3 year old daughter dressing as Thomas was fine because it was the 3 year old's idea, but the 5 month old baby girl dressing as Grover is having gender ideas pushed on her, since she can't consent. |
I have an older girl/younger boy and I moved along the frilly dresses but at age 2 he still wears almost entirely handmedowns. It’s not really that hard if you don’t go in for super gendered clothing (read: onesies with gendered slogans on them). The fact that we even distinguish “boys” and “girls” clothes for babies is totally silly in my opinion. |
I know right? Just think of the identity complex my baby is growing up with having been dressed as a cat. Definitely turned her into a furry. |
So weird, but I don’t think this is a troll thread! Someone trick or treating at my house yesterday was REALLY confused that my baby is a boy, because he was wearing red pajamas. Like asked several times. Just….what?
Honestly the objecting family are doubly weird for objecting to a girl in a boy costume, because we all know the “gender neutral” stuff always skews towards things traditionally (annoyingly) associated with boys anyway. Dark green; dinosaurs etc. And remember how when we were kids, it was acceptable for girls to wear boyish t-shirts and whatnot, but unthinkable for boys to dress in a tutu? |
Grover?! People are mad about GROVER?!
Of all the things in this world.. |
OP here, It wasn’t actually Grover but in the same vein of children’s character that you know is male but not exactly manly if that makes sense. It is exactly as absurd as someone being mad about Grover. I just didn’t want to name the actual character in case someone is reading and recognizes since it’s not my baby. |
It’s a costume let children of any
Age and gender wear what they want. |
OP here, I can’t believe this came back up! My niece didn’t express any opinion other than she pushed the hood off her head. I don’t think that had anything to do with her feelings about gender or Grover. |
I don’t know if you are still following this thread but… please never say this stuff in IRL |