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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up (girl) wearing solid color turtlenecks and denim overalls, etc.  The boys wore the same outfits.  It is odd to me how there are such gendered clothing styles starting at a young age.  E.g., my 2yo son wears comfortable jeans and my 2yo niece is in tight jeggings.  Maybe this is part of what's making everyone more likely to try to differentiate between sexes.[/quote]

Girls are the winner here because jeggings with spandex are WAY more comfortable than kids denim.[/quote]
At 2 I don't see why the boys couldn't wear spandex jeggings too? At 5 it is a little odd for a boy. At 16, they're wearing it again because 'fashion'.  [/quote]

That would be fine.

I am speaking to those moms who find jeggings on girls so objectionable, simply because they are girly, and who think that putting their girls in jeans is morally superior since jeans are traditionally more masculine or gender neutral.

If they were honest with themselves and rational, they would put their girls (and boys if they so choose) in the jeggings because stretchy, fitted, cotton-spandex jeggings with an elastic waist band are far superior and way more comfortable than little boy jeans, which are stiff, heavy, and usually have those buttons inside to adjust the waist, which are uncomfortable and dig into the belly, or if they are elastic they have the really thick gathers, which also dig into the waist.

But jeans are morally superior and leggings are signs of a character fault, because anything feminine is bad.[/quote]

I don’t understand how parents of 3 and 5 year old have any saying in what their girls wear. Mine decide color and style them selves always[/quote]

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