So I have two kids a boy who just turned 5 and girl who is about to turn 2. My son is a happy kid who is a great big brother to his sister and a great son. My son gets along and plays with everyone at his school. He loves superheroes, playing swords etc with his dad. However, I cannot seem to get past the fact that he also plays with girl toys. He absolutely loves Rupunzel and will even pretend to be her and other girl characters and will occassionaly dress up as them. He will also pretend to be boy superheroes and often dresses up as Thor or other supeheroes. As I stated before he has no issues playing with boys or girls. He has picked up on the fact that it maks me uncomfortable, which makes me feel horrible. This is my issue not his and in no way to I want him to think that there is anything wrong with him because he is the greatest! I've tried to talk to my husband about it and he then goes to my son and starts asking him why he does these things, so I've stopped talking to him about it. I was hoping my husband could be the person i could talk to about my issues and help me get over them. I just feel bad for letting him see my issues with this becuase they are MY issues. Sorry for the rambling.
Quoting ctfirsttimemom:My 3 1/2 yr old loves all Disney movies, Tangled and Princess Frog and even Little Mermaid included. He plays with dolls sometimes. We don't have any, but if thats what he wanted when he picked out a toy, fine. His best friend (lol and girlfriend if you ask them) is a little girl. They have been inseperable for 2 years now. She plays trucks with hom, he plays dolls and princesses with her. His favorite stuffed animal for a good 6 months was "pink minnie." The minnie wearing the pink dress from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.. he carried it everywhere. I had lots of friends make comments, but whatever. Personally, I think its good for kids to be well rounded. I'm glad our son can play well with boys and girls.
lol I always catch the guys watching "The Little Mermaid" when they hang out with the kids. It's the go to "Everyone needs to sit still and watch something that doesn't make me want to kill myself" movie in this house. It's also my dad's favorite disney movie and my SO hadn't even seen it until he started living with us. He loves it bc it's a fantastic movie.
My niece and nephew are twins, a boy and a girl. Of the two of them, my niece has a more dominant personality than her brother. So if they are going to play together, they usually play what she decides. This has led to my nephew playing many different princess games, carrying a purse around, and playing dress up. We don't discourage it. It's really cute.
Are you afriad of him being gay when he gets older? Why do you have issues with this?
I am the oldest of 3. I have two younger brothers. I remember them playing with me with my barbies and me putting make up on them. They are both striaght and MEN. Brandon is Don of his frat boys. He has been with his girlfriend for about a year or so now(maybe longer). Works out. Drinks beer. And covered in tats.
Lee is your typial nerd. Loves to read. Computer games. xbox games. He is too busy with work and school to have a gf. But he makes really good grades.
My ds likes both toys as well as my dd1. They play together. But he is still a boy and she is still a girl.
take a deep breathe and try to let it go. My oldest son is 5 and love to wear nailpolish (fingers and toes, please!) and his sister's pink crocs. To school even. I let it go. Who cares? He is who he is and I love him for it. It take a "real" man to wear pink, as the saying goes! LOL.
Our 5 year old dd LOVES spiderman. She has since she was 3! She has action figures, a bike, sheets, pajamas, you name it! She has two costumes that she loves playing in. She was him for Halloween last year. My aunt has bigger issues with it than dh and I do. She's also really girly with her dresses and make up! She has even named herself "Princess Spiderman.". LOL
He called my 5yr old fat.
- carrie110
on Jun. 22, 2012 at 5:21 PM