By ekm86 - 26/11/2012 16:52 - United States - Portland

Today, in a state of extreme boredom, I decided to dress my 6-month-old son in girl's clothes. As he sat in my lap in a frilly dress, and as I was placing a very pink and lacy bow on his head, my mother-in-law unexpectedly walked in. She now thinks I'm mentally unstable and should be in therapy. FML
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ekm86 3

OP here. For those that question why I had girl baby clothes it is because I have clothes from when I was a baby. They are too big for him but I was bored. And for those that think that babies are entertaining 24/7 then you are obviously not a parent. I am home alone with my child for 7 hours a day and I don't really know very many people or go too many places. My mother-in-law doesn't believe in knocking so she has a habit of just walking in. Also, I intended for this to be a one time silly event between just my child and I perhaps with me telling my husband later. I had no intentions of taking pictures to share on FB or any other social media site. (In fact, my child isn't pictured anywhere online.) Also, if my son "turns out gay" I won't really care because a few of my family members are homosexual. Lastly, I could've let my baby play with his toys but he vastly prefers me entertaining him over his toys.

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Top comments

Yarrachel 16

Explain to her how that stuff is all socially constructed anyway. Pink used to be considered a boy's color!

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obviousboy 8

How are you bored with your own 6 month old baby?

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glittercookies 12

Thumb me down, but this is pretty normal. A lot of mothers do it. And even take pictures. It's not a big deal. It does not make her mentally unstable and it doesn't ruin the baby. Some women just want a little girl to dress up. Since they don't have one, they dress up their baby boy. It's not like he looks like a gender at that age.

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love_me_electric 20

Agreed. It's strange that in this day and age it's fine for a woman to wear overalls or a suit but it's still frowned upon for a man to wear a dress or anything that could be perceived as feminine. Reverse sexism?

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sduval33 5

Just last month I put my then 7 mont old in his 2 year old cousin's shirt cuz we were out of bibs. He honesty looks like a boy in drag, (blue and pink striped shirt). It was really funny.

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Cainicide 5

Should've just tilted your head a little and whispered "Now off with the head..."

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Aregonde 15

Fast forward sixteen years: OP walks in on her son who, in a state of extreme boredom, has been trying on women's panties.

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Aregonde 15

Looks like I've offended no less than ten people. Not bad.

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HelloChrissy 9

60- how do you "turn gay"

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spazz666 18

I dress like a dude all the time. It's called jeans and a t shirt. Seriously though, when I cater at weddings or events (not with a company just for my local fair grounds which my family has been involved with for years) I wear black slacks and a white button up shirt with a bow tie

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legend777 7

Why do you have girls clothes when you have a son?

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love_me_electric 20

Maybe they were her clothes when she was a baby and her parents kept them and gave them to her?

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nancyschmancy 9

Please see my comment 269. It was supposed to have been for you, but lately it seems I am FML challenged.

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JohnnyBravo2 3

Well yeah, what else did you expect her to think. Be thankful she didn't call your state's child protection dept. & report you as a perv.

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itsBEEarOHseekay 12

Because dressing a child in different gender-specific clothing makes you a perv and gives Social Services a reason to take your child away. Such abuse.

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Lycoris_fml 13

You really think that dressing your child in clothing that is traditionally worn by the opposite gender warrants a call to CPS? YOU are what's wrong with CPS. People like you make nonsensical calls, take up social workers' time and clog up the system, and then the kids that REALLY need to be removed from dangerous homes are neglected and harmed to support the self-righteous, holier-than-thou attitudes of people like you.

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Shadow_Phantom 26

*shrug* I wouldn't judge honestly. If I had a kid I'd let them wear what they want rather than enforcing gender stereotypes on them. FYL.

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Lindzi555 6

What kind of parent are you?? That's ridiculous!

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myeviltwin 20

And another serial killer is made. Thanks mom.

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