3 yr old Son dressing up in girls costume

[9mm]

gpo746 said:

Could someone summarise the thread up to this point please ?

The OP wants to know if encouraging and supporting a child to dress in opposite gender clothing will turn them into a homosexual.

Some think it will.
Some think it won't.
Some think it doesn't make any difference.
Some CGAF and think the thread belongs on Mumsnet.

[DoubleSix]

9mm said:

Some CGAF and think the thread belongs on Mumsnet.

Those will be the real men, obviously. Grrrrrr

[Baldy881]

9mm said:

will turn them into a homosexual.

I don't recall that being the point of my post, but that's certainly the direction it went in quite quickly

[JonRB]

I still don't see how wearing a dress can make you a homosexual. I have never seen Stephen Fry wear a dress.

Eddie Izzard, on the other hand, is straight.

[8Ace]

austinsmirk said:

Moonhawk said:

austinsmirk said:

without a doubt you could see the direction this young boy would take in later life.

Entomologist?

top answer !!!!

Lepidopterist, surely?

[Lynchie999]

My Thoughts

- Only buying girls dress up clothes and actively encouraging it - probably wrong...

Why not buy a mixture of both and let him choose.. ? probably the best thing to do ? no ?

Occasionally dressing up in girls clothes laying around.. i'm sure there is no issue there.. its just the "encouragement" by OPs other half which is the issue..

[Jayessgee]

Lynchie999 said:

My Thoughts

- Only buying girls dress up clothes and actively encouraging it - probably wrong...

Why not buy a mixture of both and let him choose.. ? probably the best thing to do ? no ?

Occasionally dressing up in girls clothes laying around.. i'm sure there is no issue there.. its just the "encouragement" by OPs other half which is the issue..

Come on Lynchie999 - there's no room here for sensible suggestions surely.......?

[Tiggsy]

There seem to be some overly liberal attitudes in here???

How many dads with sons are there....I have 3. They have all had their toes painted by their mum at various times and ended up in their big sisters stuff when young.

But if she had gone to the disney store and come back with a princess dress I would be on the WTF side of "cool with that"

[Baldy881]

Well I think you have to differentiate where sisters are involved. I can see why that would be a more common thing to do because dresses and girly behaviour will be in a little brothers view most of the time, so naturally they'll consider it more of a normality.

But we are talking about a boy with no sisters, and a mother who sees no issue with him having/wearing dresses where I as his father do.

I've also already mentioned that he has various outfits, this was him at the Dentist yesterday and i'm cool with this, a much better look

[BoRED S2upid]

Baldy881 said:

Well I think you have to differentiate where sisters are involved. I can see why that would be a more common thing to do because dresses and girly behaviour will be in a little brothers view most of the time, so naturally they'll consider it more of a normality.

But we are talking about a boy with no sisters, and a mother who sees no issue with him having/wearing dresses where I as his father do.

I've also already mentioned that he has various outfits, this was him at the Dentist yesterday and i'm cool with this, a much better look

Much better.

Sorry if I've missed the bit about you confronting the wife about the princess dresses but how did it go? This issue resolved yet and the dresses donated to charity?

[Impasse]

Ah yes, Batman. Good role model for a growing chap. Batman is a confirmed bachelor, living with an old man who takes care of his every need and whose best friend is a young boy.
Nothing remotely non-hetro or non-masculine about that. I can see why you'd be relieved.

[Baldy881]

BoRED S2upid said:

Much better.

Sorry if I've missed the bit about you confronting the wife about the princess dresses but how did it go? This issue resolved yet and the dresses donated to charity?

If only. I did mention (off the back of this tread) that her nail varnish could be toxic to our young son, her reply? 'Nonsense'. I could go forth and prove it beyond any reasonable doubt, but her response would be same

[Lynchie999]

Jayessgee said:

Come on Lynchie999 - there's no room here for sensible suggestions surely.......?

my middle name is sensible...

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Impasse said:

Ah yes, Batman. Good role model for a growing chap. Batman is a confirmed bachelor, living with an old man who takes care of his every need and whose best friend is a young boy.
Nothing remotely non-hetro or non-masculine about that. I can see why you'd be relieved.

Brilliant.

[Baldy881]

Impasse said:

Ah yes, Batman. Good role model for a growing chap. Batman is a confirmed bachelor, living with an old man who takes care of his every need and whose best friend is a young boy.
Nothing remotely non-hetro or non-masculine about that. I can see why you'd be relieved.

Let us not st about.

This



Or this (as in my boy as...)



I don't sruggle for preference

[Impasse]

But your lad seems to be wearing Adam West's costume.

[Lynchie999]

i think its more 1960s batman...

[Tiggsy]

to be fair....mine all rocked the full on Dark Knight suit with fake abbs and auto deploying bat wings. It's a better look.

[JDMDrifter]

One easy way to sort this!

Make him a tuna sandwich and a hotdog, which ever he chooses seals his fate.

[briangriffin]

why does he even have access to dresses if he has no sisters?

Is his mother actively buying them for him?