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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. So many ridiculous takes in this thread. First of all, boys can wear nail polish just fine. My now college athlete DS liked painting his nails when he was around 8 because he liked the colors. Nobody ever gave him trouble, though admittedly he was also the large, strong kid who put himself physically between bullies and the smaller kids, so a kid willing to tease him for his nails had to be willing to take him on at the playground. As far as I know, none of the bullies were willing to risk it. In any event, he wore fingernail polish of various colors freely for awhile then stopped and has never done it again. I didn’t praise it, I didn’t criticize it. I didn’t warn him people would tease him. I just let him do it while he was interested, just like I let him wear Pokémon shoes or monster truck shirts. It was really NBD.

[b]But secondly, I’m skeptical that a three-year-old is doing this without it being parental virtue signaling. [/b]Three-year-olds aren’t generally asking for this or having these conversations without parental prompting. So, I’m a little skeptical of the whole story. [/quote]

That is just silly. My kids ask for nail polish anytime I am putting some on myself or they notice that I have a fresh pedicure.  [/quote]

So do mine. I say no. [/quote]

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