LuluHB, I can't believe that woman. Where does she get off lecturing you about what your DD should be wearing? Even if you want to dress her in an astronauts outfit, it's your decision!

One thing I don't want my daughter to do is play the damsel in distress. I despise it when women do that. It's fine to ask for help, don't get me wrong. Women don't do it often enough. Let me try to explain: I don't think women should be trying to be men. I'm quite happy with lawn mowing being DHs job, but there's no problem with the roles being reversed either. But, I hate it when women abuse their looks or femininity. I'll give you an example: my sister in law. She's one of those people who gets hysterical just to get male attention. She's apparently scared of everything. We have a dog, a Labrador and whenever my brother is around, she jumps on a chair or into his arms and shrieks: "Baby, baby, help me!" the moment she sees the dog. But when my brother isn't looking, she not only pats the dog, but even takes him for a walk. It bugs me big time. I can't handle women like that. So I definitely don't want my DD to turn out like that. I want her to learn that she can do pretty much everything a man can do (except write her name in the snow with wee). But, she doesn't have to IYKWIM. It's alright to ask someone to change your tyre. But you shouldn't be afraid to give it a go yourself if there's noone else around.

Rosehip Fairy, I am not concerned about your son at all. He gets influenced by you and you seem to have your head screwed on and both feet on the ground, I don't think his beauty will go to his head. By the way, do you have German heritage? I'm just asking cause you refer to him as "Liebling" in your siggie.

Saša