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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a boy mom and felt that it was meant to be only because I would have had no idea how to dress a little girl in bows and matching tights,(I was not that way either) so  I was blessed with boys and relate completely to that video.[/quote]

You relate to the fact that moms of girls should expect girls to clean up their own rooms, and moms of boys should whine, “I just cleaned that” instead of raising sons to clean their own rooms?[/quote]

Also I have two girls and two boys. Never dressed any of them in bows or matching tights. Did we time warp into the 50s or something?[/quote]

DP but I hate all the bows, tights, tutus, etc and ended up with a girl who wanted all those things and as much glitter and sparkle as she wanted. What are people supposed to do, refuse to let them express themselves and dress how they want? If that's what they want then you wander over to that section of the store and buy the crap. If you end up with the kid who hates it, they will let you know in no uncertain terms.[/quote]

Me. I have the girl who loves nothing but pink and bows and glitter, and it's not my thing at all. If I dressed my kid up, she'd be in black band tees and jeans and cool sneakers. But she is not me. I let her pick her clothes.

It's funny to me when people meet my kid before me, and then meet me and do a double take. I know they are assuming I will show up as some bleach blonde southern belle in a dress and matching cardigan because that's what people envision when they see how my kid dresses.

I think this is why I cringe a bit at "boy mom" and "girl mom". I do think there are some differences between raising different genders, but I also think a lot of the stereotypes are false because they rely on assumptions about kids and parents, and about boys and girls, that aren't true at all. My girl is not more obedient than boys. She's not cleaner (oh my god, such a messy eater) or better at school, she's not calmer or less energetic. If people see the bows and sparkly tutus and think "oh, what an angel" that's on them. They are making assumptions that aren't true and that will bite them in the a$$ if they aren't careful.[/quote]

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