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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 4 yr old who loves pink and purple, princesses, ballerinas, etc. If it's pink and frilly, she wants it. Oh and sparkles. Bows too! I was a SAHM until she started PK, and mostly wear black and gray and the only TV she's allowed is Daniel Tiger and Bluey and a couple of things -- no Disney princess stuff. But I believe in letting my kid have some autonomy and especially to be able to make choices over what she wears. So even though it's not what I would pick, I buy her pink ruffly princessy stuff all the time. Other things too, but I don't try to force gender neutral clothes on her (she will reject them, she knows what is up) or steer her towards liking other things. It's her choice.

She was a ballerina for Halloween -- I found a pink and gold tutu with bows and lace and a crown and we did her hair up in a bun like the "real" ballerinas we found photos of online. She was thrilled and looked adorable and spent the entire evening with a huge grin on her face.

But apparently my independent, joyous child who knows her own mind and goes her own way should have been forced to dress as a doctor or a monkey or something "gender neutral" because small kids playing pink princess are bad. Okay.

Enjoy parenting OP! I think you are in for it. Sadly, so is your DD. Best of luck.[/quote]

I mean you’re a SAHM so your Dd is already getting a lesson in being a useless female[/quote]

And here we go.

I thought one of the ideas behind feminism was that women would not be forced to assume traditional roles, that having choices was the goal. You want to force women into certain roles that you deem appropriate without the women having a say. Sound familiar?  Talk about misogyny![/quote]

Please don’t bother responding to the “hurr durr SAHMs” PP as if they’re anything but a troll.[/quote]

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