This is a wonderful post from a mainstream parenting publication from a mother who goes through the ordeal of trying to find a dress for her young son. She shares her thoughts and difficulties in finding one for him “from the boys’ section”.
It’s an interesting reflection of how children are still entirely ignorant of the norms imposed upon people by society. They want what they want and will wear whatever feels good to them personally without a care in the world about what other people think. As adults, we should absolutely take inspiration from them.
Why can’t I find decent dresses for my five-year-old son? – Today’s Parent
Many clothing companies make lots of things for non-girly girls, but very little for boys who want to sparkle and feel their best.
https://www.todaysparent.com/family/family-life/boy-dresses/
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This made me SO happy! Yay Mom. Yay Finn.
It made me extremely happy too! I wish all parents were that open-minded and supportive about it!
Well, we know wearing skirt isn’t bad (“sin”) so stopping boy from wearing dress would be difficult and make him feel discriminated or just worse than girls only because of a pointless concept of what men “should” wear, so this mother handled this “problem” very well.
It would make him feel discriminated against because he has no understanding of societal gender constructs at that age. Unfortunately, I don’t think most parents wouldn’t have reacted the way this mother did. I’m really glad she did though!