tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post7208621840717411487..comments2023-11-03T08:13:04.072-04:00Comments on anabegins: Pink Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-87746528712289167492012-09-10T21:29:46.069-04:002012-09-10T21:29:46.069-04:00Oh, I hear you, and definitely realize it's sl...Oh, I hear you, and definitely realize it's slightly more OK for my daughter to wear the "boy" stuff than vice-versa. So we do a lot of that. I think you have the same brand of pull ups we buy so I alternate between the 'girl' and 'boy' ones, because there's only so much pink and fairies I can take.<br /><br />The one thing I LOVE about the switch to pull ups (besides the fact that my girl is BIG for her age so the biggest size of diapers does not fit) is that since about age 2.75 she can essentially change herself when she's wet. I'm hoping that'll encourage the potty training ;DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212690454989568626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-50066001931041468982012-03-19T18:24:58.207-04:002012-03-19T18:24:58.207-04:00Just to help you stretch your pull-up dollar a bit...Just to help you stretch your pull-up dollar a bit... we go multiple rounds with a dry pull-up. As long as there were no accidents IEP will get the same pull-up a couple of nights in a row.Gale @ TDThttp://www.tendollarthoughts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-86687414642207758322012-03-12T12:14:38.321-04:002012-03-12T12:14:38.321-04:00It's terribly frustrating. I know it's onl...It's terribly frustrating. I know it's only a matter of time till Bun Bun enters a sparkling pink princess phase. I just hope she comes out of it. I am grateful to American Apparel for making monochromatic baby clothes...bunnyhttp://glumbunny.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-68987287542570421042012-03-10T23:59:12.285-05:002012-03-10T23:59:12.285-05:00I feel this too. I hope to raise a son who doesn&...I feel this too. I hope to raise a son who doesn't fall victim to others' expectations of him but I know that this is difficult. On the one hand, he has been quintessentially boy from early on - obsessed with motor vehicles of all sorts - and I was a bit sad about this but we now accept that cars and truck are truly what he loves. On the other hand, we have never told him that anything is off limits because it is for girls. I love the fact that one of his favorite colors is pink (he would be thrilled to wear those pull-ups) - until I think about the fact that he will likely get teased for liking pink. It really pains me to think about him getting teased - ugh.<br />-slowmammaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-25583266532286077742012-03-10T15:30:56.382-05:002012-03-10T15:30:56.382-05:00This is something I think about a lot, and especia...This is something I think about a lot, and especially recently now that Arlo is starting to get more toy gifts from family members. N and I are are very much into sports, so we love that Arlo loves balls and other sports-related toys...but it now seems that this is all he receives. And the balls are all gender-specific, too. And it made me strongly want to buck things. He also loves playing with fake/fabric fruit and with pots and pans, and so I find myself sometimes pointedly including him when I do things in the kitchen. When I told a family member recently that we were going to make a kitchenette for Arlo, they just kind of stared at us as if to say, "But...why?" Anyway, there is nothing quite as reflective of the gender dichotomy than the toy aisle. And it pisses me off. Because I want Arlo to make his own choices. I don't want them subliminally made because of sexist social constructs. <br /><br />It's interesting about the diapers--I follow a cloth diaper exchange on FB. People will always say they are looking for "gender neutral or boy colors" because they will put "boy" colors on a girl, but not "girl" colors on a boy. Why? I have a husband who has no issue wearing pink, so I hope that some of that rubs off on Arlo. Who knows? <br /><br />Anyway, I totally get what you said about all parents feeling these profound things that we feel about our kids. That's why I could never say that we love our kids more. No way. I mean, people LOVE their kids, and it's this amazing kind of love. I would never posture otherwise. I guess I just know who I am as a result of what I've gone through, and I know I am different for it. And it just makes sense to me that it makes me a different parent, too. (But so does other things--like the fact that I didn't have kids until later, and I was able to square away a good chunk of education before becoming a mother, and we are financially secure, and I am in a healthy partnership, etc.) So, I know IF isn't the only thing that influences who I am as a parent, but I can't say it isn't irrelevant. You know? <br /><br />I hate to hear that you're questioning your place in the ALI world. I hope that can be amended some way. <br /><br />Have a good weekend! :)Trinityhttp://andtherewerethree.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-8933833041979932422012-03-10T13:59:40.197-05:002012-03-10T13:59:40.197-05:00Haha, I LOVE this--i totally agree--it's so ri...Haha, I LOVE this--i totally agree--it's so ridiculous how gender specific everything has to be, particularly when it comes to boys wearing pink. Good for your son and you for not caring!Elphabahttp://www.aliceindiaperland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-67671408107097428012012-03-10T12:00:55.392-05:002012-03-10T12:00:55.392-05:00I hear you, Ana. Luca and I were accused of being ...I hear you, Ana. Luca and I were accused of being parents who were "anti-pink for girls" because D was dressed in a green and white striped froggie suit (it was really cute). We just can't win!! Frankly, she looks cuter in blue than she does in pink, but we do have colors. I do feel it's a bit sexist to label clothing emblazoned with sports equipment or cars "boys," and butterflies "girls," and I wish that instead of organizing the clothing that way on Amazon or at the store, parents could choose whether a blue or purple pajama would look cute on their daughter or son without having to do whole separate searches in the boys and girls departments.<br /><br />I'll bet B rocks the pink pull-ups.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-34875841516723920032012-03-10T12:00:11.988-05:002012-03-10T12:00:11.988-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.com