Does your DS really like wearing pink? - Page 2

[wildmonkeys]

My sons never wear pink because I have three boys and am a happy taker of hand me downs and we tend not to get pink ones. I also think I would be hard pressed to let them wear pink unless it was dark pink because I have a firm "not light clothes" rule - we are a down and dirty messy bunch and I don't have time to scrub laundry.

They do like the color pink though and pick out pink other stuff - pencil boxes, markers, etc. and I am totally fine with it.

[eclipse]

My 5 year old loves pink, and has since he was very little. I would let him pick a pink helmet. As it is, he uses dd's old Dora helmet that's covered in flowers. No big deal to me. I would never tell him he couldn't or shouldn't get or do something because of his gender.

[GuildJenn]

This is slightly different but my son loves to wear nail polish. This year (he's 5) he informed me that the other kids were going to "talk about my nailpolish." So I said "You don't have to wear it, or you can wear it just on your toes, or you can wear it and let them talk." He was like "of course I'm going to wear it, I like it."

So I think just letting him know that he has choices, and that you are aware that he might get comments is fine.

I do see the issue with something like a helmet that you don't want to be replacing if the penny drops and he goes the other way. I would suggest that there are ways to deal with it - either get the pink helmet and be prepared to paint/cover it with decals, or get a neutral helmet with pink decals that can be taken off.

[nigellas]

My 4 year old likes pink as well. He picked out and wore pink Crocs all summer, with 97% positive comments from others - though we live in a very progressive area.

[DaughterOfKali]

My son loved pink from age 4-7. People made fun of him (both adults and kids.)
Nothing we tried helped (in regards to people picking on him.)

[Tigerle]

Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali

My son loved pink from age 4-7. People made fun of him (both adults and kids.)
Nothing we tried helped (in regards to people picking on him.)

I am sorry to hear that.

Though still gung-ho to try out pink at some point in preschool. Until then, DS can wear the pink jammies at home - we pulled them out this evening as he had a little accident with the lavender pyjamas this morning and he was so excited, kept saying happily "they're pink, pink!". It's really a very nice colour, sort of deep rose and very cute on him. .
Dear me, how could I ever deprive this kid of the pink bike helmet - though in fairness, another preschool mom got it for her daughter and the pink is a kind of washed out pastel, the red is actually much nicer and better visible in traffic. And after I'd found the red flashing LED lights at the back that came with it and that I had somehow overlooked in the description, he would have worn it in any colour under the sun just so he could have the lights flashing... - th girl's mum whispered to me that she hadn't let her daughter know about them. Now that's unfair!

[mama_daba]

my little brother loved pink until he started preschool and the other kids informed him he could not like it because it was a girl color. the whole thing was sad and he suddenly had all sorts of ideas that boys where stronger than girls and only boys could be warriors and hero's.

my son doesn't have any pink clothing i guess because almost everything he has has been given to us from others and we haven't picked it out. he did pick his bike helmet and if he had asked for a pink one it would have been fine with me. whenever i do buy clothes for my son i let him pick the color and if he where to ever ask for pink that would be fine with me.