I think my Son thinks he's a Girl... - Page 2

[Purple*Lotus]

Originally Posted by GoBecGo

Wow, when my nearly-4-yo encountered lipstick she put it all over her face, literally, plus on the mirrors, walls and carpet in my room. Definitely not on her mouth

My Mom came out from the shower when I was 4 to find my face covered in her red lipstick

[limabean]

I think I would be way more concerned if a newly 1-year-old was aware of gender issues associated with dresses and lipstick and proclaimed that they were "for girls."

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Originally Posted by limabean

I think I would be way more concerned if a newly 1-year-old was aware of gender issues associated with dresses and lipstick and proclaimed that they were "for girls."

I'd be shocked. I had a nine month old daycare girl who would yank things our of our hands and shreak "MINE!". (one time she carjaked a four year old before she could even walk)

We were torn between being completely impressed, and offended. LOL.

[Polliwog]

I've never met a 12-month-old who had the dexterity to do either one. I definitely wouldn't leave him unattended. At all.

[peaceful_mama]

eh, I think my 1 yr. old 18 mos. could manage to throw a dress of mine over his head if he got ahold of it....he'd be most likely to start playing peekaboo

[Happiestever]

Originally Posted by Bokonon

Wow, he's 1 and he can dress himself and put on lipstick? My 1yo would probably just eat the lipstick!

WSS! My son who is 3 likes to do the same thing, doesn't worry me at all. I figure that's the life of growing up with females.

[Polliwog]

Originally Posted by peaceful_mama

eh, I think my 1 yr. old 18 mos. could manage to throw a dress of mine over his head if he got ahold of it....he'd be most likely to start playing peekaboo

There's a huge developmental difference between an twelve-month-old and an eighteen-month-old.

[childsplay]

He's one. He doesn't think he's anything other than his name. At his age he doesn't know he's a boy so really, it doesn't matter.
When you say he dresses himself I'm assuming he jams some garment on his head until it sticks and manages to jam a foot into a hat? That's what goes down with the three one year olds in my house anyway.
He's just putting the dresses on because their there. Same goes for the lipstick.
One thing I'd be very careful of is strangling on the doll clothes. I had one little guy manage to work a tied bonnet over his massive one year old head so it was hanging off the back of his neck. He was fine because I was right there, but I've since ditched the dress up clothes.

[AFWife]

Just jumping in...

My little brother used to BEG our mom to paint his finger and toe nails...because she and I were doing ours.

He's a rough and tough Marine now...not the slightest bit girlie.

Your son probably just wants to be included.


and I'm also impressed that he can put a dress and lipstick on...I get excited when my son puts something in a container

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She didn't say he was 12 months. She said he was one. So, that's somewhere between 12-24 months. Although, if he were 22 months, I'd say "almost two". But, she also didn't say where he put the lipstick, and if it looked good. He put it on himself.

If he did a good job and looked pretty good at 12 months, I'd get the kid an agent.

My daughter could undress and redress herself before 18 months. She could manage buttons by 18 months. TWICE in public, she stripped down to her rainboots (it never rains here) before I noticed her, and she was standing right next to me. Once at about 12 months, she came out of my master bedroom wearing a whole drawer full of my panties around her neck.

Never understimate a quiet toddler.

[Bokonon]

Originally Posted by nextcommercial

She didn't say he was 12 months. She said he was one. So, that's somewhere between 12-24 months. Although, if he were 22 months, I'd say "almost two". But, she also didn't say where he put the lipstick, and if it looked good. He put it on himself.

If he did a good job and looked pretty good at 12 months, I'd get the kid an agent.

My daughter could undress and redress herself before 18 months. She could manage buttons by 18 months. TWICE in public, she stripped down to her rainboots (it never rains here) before I noticed her, and she was standing right next to me. Once at about 12 months, she came out of my master bedroom wearing a whole drawer full of my panties around her neck.

Never understimate a quiet toddler.

I think she posted in another thread that he just turned 1.

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

Originally Posted by nextcommercial

Never understimate a quiet toddler.

Usually when its like this for more then a minute, I go running into the living room holding my breath, terrified of what I may find.

[AllyRae]

If you're his primary caregiver, of course he will try to imitate you--it's all he knows! My DS used to try to put on my makeup when he was 1 too. And now at 6, he is a star wars obsessed rough and tumble boy who would rather eat dirt than to do anything even remotely "girly". :

[Polliwog]

Originally Posted by Bokonon

I think she posted in another thread that he just turned 1.

Exactly. And I've worked as an Early Childhood Education Specialist and very few children have the manual dexterity to put on clothes at that age. Lipstick, on the other hand, is pretty easy to squish.

[Llyra]

Don't worry about it. And be prepared to defend him from ignorant adults in his life who might tease or even be ruder about it. For Easter this year, I bought my girls pretty little hair things to wear. Anyway, DS's feelings were badly hurt, that his sisters got pretty things for their hair and he didn't. He just felt left out of something that everybody else seemed to be enjoying. So I made him a little ponytail, and spent the whole day glaring at his idiot uncles and cousins to make sure they knew not to say ONE SINGLE WORD.

He's one. He has no clue what boys and girls are, and that's the way it should be.

[Sharlla]

if you arennt comfortable with him wearing dresses and makeup you dont have to put it on him when he asks for it. although i dont think its going to do any harm if you do
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[Just1More]

My 14mo can put things on, especially if they are big, and she could handle lipstick, I'm certain. (No, not exactly on her mouth, but it'd be obvious that's what she was trying to do.)

Just sayin'.

[emmalizz]

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