Okay, I am BM with no SK. But I have a question, this past time my ex and I swapped off our son, he was fine, and so was I. But 5 hours later he texts me going off. All over cologne that he bought for our son this past New Years when he had him. My ex and SM bought our nine year old "COOL WATER" the name brand, not the cheaper version. I don't allow my sons to wear cologne except on special occasions, and that is rare. He is on my butt, because I don't allow our son to wear it on a daily basis to school. Our son is nine, would you let your nine year old wear cologna all the time to smell good or even buy it for your SS who is around the same age? My son showers on a daily basis, and has a very clean smell to him except when he comes inside from playing, he doesn't have the BO smell to him yet, and doesn't need deodorant yet. I feel he is trying to make him grow up faster then he should. Just asking for an opinion on this.
SS's have deodorant. I'm not sure why ... but they do. When SO moved in, he brought a box of bathroom stuff that was FULL of spray on deodorant (Axe and other body sprays ... so pretty much cologne). The kids don't wear it though.
I don't have any issue with it. Never too early to start good hygeine habits, I suppose. I don't force it on them (I tend to even forget they have it) but wouldn't tell them no if they wanted to. (SS's are 8 and 9)
This is one of my main reasoning. Our son (my ex and I) told his dad, I won't allow him to wear it because of the chemicals. We are a "Green Family", and I make all of our products that we use, except for soaps and shampoos (we buy herbal ones from Rose Mountain Farms). Thank you for the response!
Quoting CoochieLibre:I wouldn't let my children wear cologne or perfume on a daily basis because of all the toxic chemicals in them.
My oldest son loves AXE, but he needs deodorant. I have gotten them natural body spray, and natural deodorant for him. My youngest like to wear the natural body spray cause it smells like woods, and I am fine with that. Just not the chemical filled ones!
Quoting andie646c:SS's have deodorant. I'm not sure why ... but they do. When SO moved in, he brought a box of bathroom stuff that was FULL of spray on deodorant (Axe and other body sprays ... so pretty much cologne). The kids don't wear it though.
I don't have any issue with it. Never too early to start good hygeine habits, I suppose. I don't force it on them (I tend to even forget they have it) but wouldn't tell them no if they wanted to. (SS's are 8 and 9)
I'd tell dad why you have that 'rule' for your house and offer to send the cologne to his house and he can set his own rules about it. End of story.
Quoting SpiritedDragon:This is one of my main reasoning. Our son (my ex and I) told his dad, I won't allow him to wear it because of the chemicals. We are a "Green Family", and I make all of our products that we use, except for soaps and shampoos (we buy herbal ones from Rose Mountain Farms). Thank you for the response!
Quoting CoochieLibre:I wouldn't let my children wear cologne or perfume on a daily basis because of all the toxic chemicals in them.
Explain to your ex that you'd be happy to make him a cologne or buy him an all natural one but that the stuff they sell in stores is just too toxic for his developing body. Point him to the ingredient list over at www.ewg.org. :)
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Thank you for the site. I will definitely do that. He just doesn't understand since he puts those chemicals, and lives in a chemical house.
Quoting CoochieLibre:
Quoting SpiritedDragon:This is one of my main reasoning. Our son (my ex and I) told his dad, I won't allow him to wear it because of the chemicals. We are a "Green Family", and I make all of our products that we use, except for soaps and shampoos (we buy herbal ones from Rose Mountain Farms). Thank you for the response!
Quoting CoochieLibre:I wouldn't let my children wear cologne or perfume on a daily basis because of all the toxic chemicals in them.
Explain to your ex that you'd be happy to make him a cologne or buy him an all natural one but that the stuff they sell in stores is just too toxic for his developing body. Point him to the ingredient list over at www.ewg.org. :)
personally i have a 9 year old and he sometiimes wears his dads to school. i dont really care. i wouldnt go spending that kind of money on nice cologne for a 9 year old but if someone else did id let him wear it. however with that said- when your sons at your house he needs to follow your rules and if u say no cologne then at your house he doenst wear cologne. at dads house he can follow dads rules.
Who pays the sitter?
Moms and Rules
- SpiritedDragon
on Apr. 29, 2012 at 9:02 AM