No gender stereotyping here - just thought Id share...

I'll confess that due to shops tending to have a "girls" and "boys" department for just about everything I tend to lean towards buying "boys" clothes and toys rather than being completely neutral. But I just love my little mans love of the color pink at the moment. (Hes decided the new babys name is Pink, wants a pink cake for his birthday, always chooses the pink texta, etc.)
So when our craft activity at MOPS today was to make a hair clip, I relished the chance to make my little boy a bright pink clip for his beautiful curls and he LOVES it. He doesnt want to take it out. Haha


ETA - Sorry if I attached the picture incorrectly, never done it from the app before...

He looks gorgeous! (Pic attached correctly too :))

I'm getting really frustrated at the moment with everyone assuming DD loves pink and it's her favourite colour. Her favourite colour is blue, *everything* has to be blue! Her party on Saturday is a blue theme and she's having an Iggle Piggle cake. She's decided our baby is blue and it's name is Piggle lol.

Aawww he looks gorgeous! I hate the stereotyping too.

That's gorgeous :)

Have just been up on my soapbox about this very issue today.

My DS's favourite colour is pink too! On the weekend we were at a birthday and they asked him what colour balloon he'd like, of course he said pink. Someone turned to my DH and said 'Ooh are you worried about that?' What the hell is that meant to mean??? DH said 'Worried about what?' He also thought it was a stupid small minded question.

Aaw Teeki! Thats so cute!

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My DS's favourite colour is pink too! On the weekend we were at a birthday and they asked him what colour balloon he'd like, of course he said pink. Someone turned to my DH and said 'Ooh are you worried about that?' What the hell is that meant to mean??? DH said 'Worried about what?' He also thought it was a stupid small minded question.

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I dont understand it either. First thing DF said when we met up with him is "whats with that? Does he have to wear it?" I said "why not?" He knew better than to argue. LOL

that is soo sweet :)

my boys are very stereotypical boys and love all their cars and trucks and being dirty and farting and just being gross but theyd choose a toy stroller and a doll over all their toys any day but DH wont let me buy them one :rolleyes:

That is SO sweet. I admit of I see a kid in all pink and they're not obviously one gender or the other, I assume girl. And my girls have a lot of pink. BUT I love not pigeonholing them. I always browse both gender sections at shops, DD1 has a lot of 'boys' tops, jackets and pants. Toys I just find crazy to stereotype. For her birthday on Sunday, DD1 is getting her first Barbie doll...and a Tonka truck for her to ride in :rofl:

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that is soo sweet :)

my boys are very stereotypical boys and love all their cars and trucks and being dirty and farting and just being gross but theyd choose a toy stroller and a doll over all their toys any day but DH wont let me buy them one :rolleyes:

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won't let you?

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won't let you?

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nope, he doesn't think little boys should play with prams, I reminded him that he pushes our pram everywhere!! and he had no comeback so I think my point got across

Lol PZ!


Raffy - maybe he is worried he'll turn out to be a loving nuturing father? Lol Not letting boys play with dolls is ridiculous. I didnt realise women were the only ones to care for the babies...

Calluna, your DS looks gorgeous!!

Lol, my dad hates when DS plays with his 'baby' and pushes his pram everywhere. And he also loves pink!! I think's it's great :)

My son loves pink and wearing headbands :) he has a cabbage patch baby called Brett Chester that belonged to dh when dh was a kid so it's like a family heirloom passed down from father to son lol ds takes it wherever he wants, when he sits with it in the trolley with him at the shops all the old ladies go aww lol

Pink used to be my eldest sons favourite colour too. He would always choose the pink texta, ball etc. I was waiting for him to choose pink clothes or something but he developed autism and couldn't communicate that well and I thought it might come off as weird if I dressed him in pink when he wasn't asking for it? I used to buy him pink toothbrushes and things though. Your son looks very happy with his hair clip :)

My boys have a pink dolls house. But that's mainly because doll's houses seem to come in pink which frustrated me as houses aren't generally pink and it's just dumb stereotyping it as a "girls" toy.

For my eldest son's first birthday he got a doll and a tonka truck. He would have gotten both regardless of his gender as I think they're classic toys every child can play with. We also have a proper baby doll that the boys like to play with. It has all the correct anatomy so they have a little boy baby that they can recognise themselves in.

I know what you mean about the dollhouses Meow, I tried to buy one recently and wasn't able to find one that wasn't pink. Now I don't mind pink but I was frustrated at not having a choice. I ended up finding a wooden rescue centre with furniture and everything. It's got a fireman and a policeman with two dogs plus their vehicles, but not the family that I originally wanted for them to play with.

Cute!

DS loves trying on DD's clips. He loves pink too. My two fight over the pink plate/bowl/cup lol! But he has zero interest in dolls. We bought one just before DD was born and the only time he's played with it is when DD wants it and he's in the "everything she wants, I want" mode. It lasts two seconds before being discarded.

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I know what you mean about the dollhouses Meow, I tried to buy one recently and wasn't able to find one that wasn't pink. Now I don't mind pink but I was frustrated at not having a choice. I ended up finding a wooden rescue centre with furniture and everything. It's got a fireman and a policeman with two dogs plus their vehicles, but not the family that I originally wanted for them to play with.

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We already have a treehouse that is more gender neutral but we specifically wanted a house that had a bathroom, kitchen, bedrooms etc and it had to have opening and closing doors and windows. So pink it was. I also don't care about pink and the boys like pink but it still irks me that we couldn't get a regular house colour (in a reasonable budget) without going DIY.

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Lol PZ!


Raffy - maybe he is worried he'll turn out to be a loving nuturing father? Lol Not letting boys play with dolls is ridiculous. I didnt realise women were the only ones to care for the babies...

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See that's what I don't get, he's a very hands on and nurturing father and my FIL is very loving and affectionate towards DH and BIL, both DH and BIL had homemade dolls that were their favourite toys, BILs was even called 'dolly' so he has no ground to stand on when it comes to not agreeing with DSs having dolls and prams

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Lol PZ!


Raffy - maybe he is worried he'll turn out to be a loving nuturing father? Lol Not letting boys play with dolls is ridiculous. I didnt realise women were the only ones to care for the babies...

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See that's what I don't get, he's a very hands on and nurturing father and my FIL is very loving and affectionate towards DH and BIL, both DH and BIL had homemade dolls that were their favourite toys, BILs was even called 'dolly' so he has no ground to stand on when it comes to not agreeing with DSs having dolls and prams

Thats really odd. At least if he came from a background of tough stereotypical blokes it might make sense. :/

If my partner's argument doesn't make sense then i don't see why i should go along with it. Have you thought about why your DH gets the final say?

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my boys are very stereotypical boys and love all their cars and trucks and being dirty and farting and just being gross but theyd choose a toy stroller and a doll over all their toys any day but DH wont let me buy them one :rolleyes:

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That is just like DS2. He brought me out some duplo the other day wrapped in a blanket and told me to hold his "baby". Ah...too cute!!! Within the hour it [the duplo] was back to being a truck - go figure. Let them be who and what they want to be I say.

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That is just like DS2. He brought me out some duplo the other day wrapped in a blanket and told me to hold his "baby". Ah...too cute!!! Within the hour it [the duplo] was back to being a truck - go figure. Let them be who and what they want to be I say.

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Cute! That just reminded me, when I dropped the kids off at kindy the other day, there were some cars tucked up in blankets in toy cots in the toddler room. DS & DD both were stroking them saying "shhh baby sleeping". Love their imagination! It seems that no matter what kids have to play with, they will turn it into what they need to play their games, regardless of stereotypes or colour.

There's an online store called Redberry Kids they have a facebook store and stand alone website I think. They have a few different doll houses some are pink but at least one is like a pine with a couple of primary colours if anyone is still looking :)

I've been meaning to get one for my two youngest :)

I just use bottom of Expedit bookshelf as dolls house and decorate my self that way you can make it however you want it.

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We already have a treehouse that is more gender neutral but we specifically wanted a house that had a bathroom, kitchen, bedrooms etc and it had to have opening and closing doors and windows. So pink it was. I also don't care about pink and the boys like pink but it still irks me that we couldn't get a regular house colour (in a reasonable budget) without going DIY.

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Treehouse sounds very cool :) Yes we were considering building one out of a bookcase, but are still working on their kitchen so weren't really up to the challenge!

Raffy we were hoping to get a pram for our guys and again they're all pink.

we have a red pram and a blue pram, non-pink ones are out there you just need to keep looking.

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If my partner's argument doesn't make sense then i don't see why i should go along with it. Have you thought about why your DH gets the final say?

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He definitely doesn't get the final say, but his opinion is just as valid as mine and if we don't agree on something for whatever reason we tend to just leave it, plus we don't usually buy the boys big toys without a reason and their birthdays aren't til October and December so there won't be any more big items til then

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we have a red pram and a blue pram, non-pink ones are out there you just need to keep looking.

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Yeah? Good to know, thanks. I have only been looking online so maybe I need to actually get out there and have a real look :lol:

We have an awesome (albeit a bit pricey) gender neutral dolls house. It's a Hape dolls house. Super dooper cute and not girly at all. It has a family of six (including twin babies), a set of grandparents and pets! It has quite a lot of tiny accessories (including the pet dog, cat and rabbit and their food, lol) that I've had to put aside until DD2 is older. The attention to detail is amazing, my girls love it.

ETA. I have no idea why two pics appeared in my post!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/13/e9a7y3a8.jpg

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Cute! That just reminded me, when I dropped the kids off at kindy the other day, there were some cars tucked up in blankets in toy cots in the toddler room. DS & DD both were stroking them saying "shhh baby sleeping". Love their imagination! It seems that no matter what kids have to play with, they will turn it into what they need to play their games, regardless of stereotypes or colour.

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That's my favourite thing! DS2 will turn anything into anything. I love that he uses his imagination. That old ad that used to be on telly with a kid playing with celery....not too far fetched in our house. ;)

Besides, show me a man who wouldn't want to put his brand new "baby" car or motorbike in the loungeroom and cover it in a blanket!

Taurean - that is awesome! We wanted to buy DS2 a "dolls house" but honestly, all pink and frills just wasn't going to cut it. My pop made my sister and I a dolls house when we were kids. My nan made all the furniture out of wooden pegs. There was not a pink thing in sight!