I love my son and want him to be himself and to be comfortable with himself. A couple months ago I got into a pretty heated debate about my religion and homosexuality. The person I was going head-to-head with asked if my son were to grow up gay if I could still love him and support him [She was under the impression that our religion says to disown our children if they turned out to be gay]. I almost had to laugh. I would love my son if he wore pink nail polish, I would love him if he wore a dress to prom, and yes, I would still love him if he chose to be homosexual. Do I think KK will be homosexual? No. I think he has been around my sisters and I so much that he learned to love girl things. Do I think this behavior will continue? No. I think he will grow to find out that he loves being a boy and everything associated with it. I have seen him grow to like boy games, fighting, wrestling, shooting nerf guns, etc. But he still picks the girl characters in games, loves pink and purple, wants jewelery and make-up on, and loves lip gloss.
I love my son whole-heartedly. I love how empathetic and mature he is for his age. I love that we can watch Disney princess movies. It makes me smile when I take a shower and KK puts on my make-up. I love him just the way he is...My Princess Boy!
LOVE the spiderman and superman outfits with the makeup! It's such a learning period for kids to really learn what the differences are. It's a phase most have to go through to some extent.
ReplyDeleteYou're a great Mom! What a little cutie that Caleb is!
He is adorable, and yes being around girls so much does change a boy. My brother was raised with 4 sisters, so he is much more tender-hearted than other guys. I think Caleb is just learning who he is and what he likes, and you are a great Mom not to confuse him and tell him that he can't do or like something. As for those princess movies, my boys like Tinkerbells movies and we own Tangled as well. :)
ReplyDeleteRegardless of why he does what he does (movies, dolls, games, make-up) you are right - he is your precious child. Whatever his life is supposed to be will be great with a supportive mother like you. I don't think we've ever had serious conversations involving subjects like these and I don't think there was ever a reason for it, but I agree with you 100%. He also looks fabulous in those colors. :) The pink brings out his complexion (which I'm jealous of - I love his darker skin tone.)
ReplyDeleteGoing back through all of this makes me miss you guys so much. I wish my job wasn't so strict. I've missed so much and I get sad thinking about it. Weddings, births... Hopefully after school and if I start teaching with summers off I can see you guys more. :(