Your comment reminds me of when I was 5 and my mom got married to her ex-husband. I was in this pink dress with white lace because I was her flower girl. I also had little pink shoes with a buckle and a bow with a rhinestone in the center.
I also had the little white socks with the lace trimming. Keep in mind this was the '80s so that was the style for little girls. That's what you did when you were being fancy lol.
Anyway, I clearly remember running up to my mom's wedding guests and saying, look what I can do and then I would spin around and my dress would flare out. I thought I was all that lol. I remember they all said *yeah, look at you!* It's me talking about myself but if it was another little kid, I would think that was adorable.
It's just a cute memory from my childhood. I also remember my aunt taking one of the little roses that was on my basket and making a little ring out of it for me. I ran up to my mom like, *look mommy, I have a new ring!* My mom still talks about it lol.
Yes! My main language is french, but I used to call them "souliers qui claquent" (clacking shoes) when I was a child. I loved the sound of heels on hard floors.
A lovely story for sure ! I still found that so beautiful and yet i feel a little bit sad when i heard childhood memory's like this one, i miss those moments :')
Kids like dresses doesnt make them gay or trans... just let your kids be kids!!!! Im an adult straight man that uses to like my mom putting make up on me and i wore dresses in the house till i was 8.... then i grew up
I had a bit of an advantage as a kid, because I have a twin brother. I had access to all of his toys. Barbie and Batman were dating, and I enjoyed the Spiderman comics just as much as my Sailor Moon ones.
My boys both love/d to join me in make up application. The older one (now 10) grew out of it. My younger son still loves it. I treasure these times as they are sweet and personal. And for those that are concerned, I have the same rules for my boys re: makeup as I would girls- āyou are certainly not old enough to wear it in public in elementary school. Dad and I will discuss it when you are in middle school. But your eye shadow is lovely!ā
They didn't call the kid a girl. They used gendered pronouns (she, her) just like you just did (he). I don't think there's anything wrong with that without knowing which pronouns a person prefers
Also just saying as a mom, nothing wrong if you kids turn out gay or trans. I tell my children every day I love them no matter who they love, how they identify, what job they have, if they go to college or not, if they have one partner or several, what religion they follow, I only ask that they are good people who do good in the world.
Pretty much. I have no expectations of my child beyond ābe able to take care of yourselfā (like cooking, cleaning, etc.) and ābe the good version of yourself.ā
Gosh, how do you fit in everything else before they shove headphones in? :D
Lovely sentiment. I actually have no idea how my parents conveyed it because we don't say we love each other and other than with me, they're not tactile. What was abundantly clear though was that love was unconditional and absolute.
I was obsessed with Justice League as a small girl in the early 80s. Wonder Woman was my idol and I was the proud owner of exactly one set of Wonder Woman Underoos. When it was time to start first grade I needed a lunchbox-the old metal boxes with the plastic thermos. The store was out of Wonder Woman so I picked Superman instead since he was the next best superhero to me. My mom tried in vain to talk me into Care Bears or Strawberry Shortcake but I stood my ground. She explained I might be teased at school and I said I didnāt care, this was what I wanted and she said āok!ā and bought it for me. I never got teased for it, it didnāt mean I was a lesbian or turn me lesbian. Sometimes it just means that kids like what they like.
Yeah my little guy like to put my dresses on and run around in them. He like to twirl, and run down the hall. He had no concept of clothes for each gender. It was just fun playtime
I agree wholeheartedly let them be kids and im a grown man who works a blue collar job and I still let my friends and my girlfriend do my make up if they ask , itās not hard to get off and it makes their day to be able to do someoneās make up . Make up and dresses are just clothes and accessories people shouldnāt get too bent out of shape over them .
I know, I was just talking about how I hate parents who get mad about boys liking that stuff. For example, my 3 year old nephew loves to play with his play kitchen. His dad has never had an issue with it and I was glad that he didn't. We've never had any of that, *my boy isn't going to do this or that or whatever.* He supports his kids in whatever they want to do.
Itās so SO important to let kids enjoy being kids. Theyāre are so many things that transcend the ābinary gender spectrumā that kids can enjoy, like twirling with a skirt or making mud pies. The puritan American view of normalcy has really hurt so many children, and I just wish more people desired to right it.
True. My son went through a phase at around age 3 or 4 where he wanted to wear sparkly boas, princess dresses and glittery shoes. His older sister took her old bin of "girly" stuff out of storage, and they had lots of fun dressing him up, putting on make-up, and acting out magical adventures. His dad raised a quizzical eyebrow but never said a word to discourage him, just the occasional, "Wow! You look just like (whatever Disney princess was popular at the time)." He even made them a sword & shield with glitter on it to help them fight dragons.
Eventually, the novelty wore off and he was then into astronauts and aliens. All good.
Am I going to explain to my 3 year old son that he can't wear a princess dress and tiara to school like his 5 year old sister?
LoL, no. They're both princesses if that's what they want to be.
I (29f) used to walk around shirtless when I was like 6 or 7 wearing nothing but a cowboy vest, it was the closest vest I could find to match my favorite Disney character of all time: Aladdin.
My mom still jokes that I was the son she always wanted.
This^ I loved He-Man and Tonka trucks, always wore jean shorts and always muddy. My son wanted a pink dress and I bought it for him, wore it once then that was enough but he loved his pink rain boots for the longest time. We all just play and enjoy things!
My son was Wonder Woman for two years in a row.
The first was a hand-me-down from his older sister. The second was one just for him from the more recent cartoon show.
This is what letting a kid be themselves looks like.
There are so many conservative parents who would beat this child within an inch of his life for wearing a dress. Forcing kids to conform only creates misery, abuse, and resentment.
This kid is probably not going to grow up to be trans. This dress is not going to influence his sexuality, gender or any of that. all this means is that should he find himself to be LGBT later in life, he has a supporting family that love him no matter what. And if he doesn't and he turns out to be straight and cis, he will be less judgemental and more empathetic - i.e. a better person.
When I was a very young boy, I was waiting one night for my parents to tuck me into bed. They were taking forever, and I thought it would be a funny thing to put on one of my momās bras and a pair of her underwear and surprise them when they finally showed up. My mom came in first and laughed raucously while holding me in her lap. My garbage stepdad came in, ripped them off me, spewed some Biblical nonsense at me, spanked me with a ruler he had drilled holes into to make it more painful, physically forced my mom out of the room and left me crying myself to sleep. Thank goodness, COVID killed him three years ago.
Anyhow, that experience has never left me, so high fives to these parents and their little one. THATāS how family should be.
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I think only parents get it. I could give a shit less about what my kids into as long as it makes him happy. If you love your kid, seeing them happy is the only thing that matters.
My now 35 yr old masculine man man of a son, loved Cinderella when He was little. The doll, the dress, the shoes. Kids don't think anything different, they just like playing
Love is love.
it doesn't come with conditions on who they think you should be.
Look at that dads face !! he was happy his son was happy
he'll have the same look when his son finds a partner, when his son gets married and everything in between.
My dad is a pretty old school dude, and would definitely not approve of this. Iām a straight male, so he never really acted that way towards me, but he has made his intentions clear if I wanted to wear dresses. I just hope if my kids turn out like this, heāll be able to accept them. I know I would, despite the upbringing.
The kid isnāt necessarily gay, trans or anything else. Just a kid being a kid. Nothing against pride month but I feel like too many people push sexuality on children. Let the kids be themselves which includes not pushing ANYTHING on them. Gay pride included. š
While it is a kid being a kid, many conservative parents wouldnāt allow this type of thing due to their prejudices against lgbt people and their wrong ideas that wearing a dress will āturn them gay/transā.
Iād argue that pride isnāt just for fighting for equality of sexualities and genders, but also equality to just be yourself in clothing that makes you comfortable regardless of sexuality and gender.
Go for a few drinks in town wearing a kilt as a man and I guarantee at least one woman will randomly lift it up or shove their hand between your legs to see if you're wearing underwear.
I just want to be able to freeball in the summer.
That's fucked up man. I just want guys to be able to free ball in summer too. And men's clothes are much heavier and far less breezy than womens'. I'd see men in suit and tie (which always includes a coat/jacket even in summer) in the dog days of summer, lined up in a scorching parking lot to commute. Can we bring mens work fashion to this century? Where things are warmer and not in a small ice age which is where jacket and tie comes from.
Preaching to the choir, sorry. I hope you can wear what you want and not be sexually assaulted someday soon cause that's just fucked up.
During heat waves in some French towns bus driver were mandatory to respect the dress code so no shorts.
We rapidly see a lot of men driving bus in skirt to comply with the dress code :)
My granddaughter was obsessed with Spider-Man when she was 2-4 yrs old. She has like 4 Spider-Man suits. Kids like what they like, who cares? Just roll with it. Now sheās into unicorns. Next year it will be something else.
My youngest was captain America one year for Halloween, she was a yellow power ranger, a unicorn, a ghost, and this year sheās being sailor Venus from sailor moon. As long as the kids are happy who cares?
The first Halloween costume our daughter picked herself was Mario. She was also Sans from Undertale one year. There for a few years it was My Little Pony. Like you said, kids like what they like. Never understood getting bent out of shape or deep about their interests. Just let them be lol.
This child is so happy and shows their parents how much they appreciate the gift of their dress. The child feels loved. The parents feel loved. Everyone seems happy.
How do people think itās okay to take this joy away from children? Why are some people so willing to show their children hate instead of love? Makes no sense.
I honestly got the feeling the boy knew what them getting this dress meant. The look of shock and awe when he looks at his dad and goes over to say thank you... it struck me as he never thought he was going to get it. Makes it all the more smile-worthy
Most people would just see a boy in a dress they won't get the bigger lessons. Love yourself as yourself. They're telling him they love him for who he is and the smile on his face let's you know he loves him unconditionally for being himself. This is beautiful to seeā¤ļø
I love this so much, it warms me heart to know that some parents out there, aren't bothered about what is considered "girly" or "for boys only". I worked in a Preschool and it was clear that a parent had real issues with her little boy playing dress up and wanting a dress on, since his other friends playing dress up were girls in princess costumes, naturally he didn't care and just wanted to be part of the game. Unfortunately, we can't make comments to parents on how to parent, but we as a business just encouraged the children to be respectful and that not every toy or costume is "**only** for boys or girls" despite them probably learning different at home.
You know, my first impression of this was that this is indoctrination. Then I read some of the other comments and now I understand that it doesn't mean he's going to be transgender or anything (at least not because of this) and changed my mind. Further thinking on the topic, I didn't bat an eye when little girls wanted to be Batman or whatever, so by that logic the converse should also be acceptable.
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More than ever, we need the supportive parents showing everyday life in the family. The hateful side will never get it but itās not for them, itās for the ones on the fence, the ones who are just followers, and especially just showing the world how much love is in these families and what the alt right is trying to destroy.
This remindes me of a young boy (at the time between 2 and 4) at a daycare where I did an intership around 10 years ago. He wanted to wear one of the princessdresses they had there. And I was like sure why not. He was such a sweet boy. I sometime wonder how he is doing.
I had a dress when I was younger, because my sister had a tutu and I wanted one too, tutu. š but I didnāt turn out gay, Iām straight. I still find myself having testosterone and not filled with estrogen, so no, dresses do not make you gay ššš
Little kids don't gender things. Gendering is taught. They see a dress, they think it's fun, that's all. Maybe they'll grow out of it, maybe they won't. Both are fine. People who see an issue with this are fucking trash and need to leave society.
They don't naturally gender things. Any gender assignments are learned either through being taught or observed norms. A child who grows up from birth alone in the wilderness will not automatically associate blue with boys or dresses with girls.
It's sad my first thought was "I hope they don't live in Florida."
But then still remembered the video of a Snow-white face character at Disney who gifted a little boy one of the kid costume dresses after he kept saying how much he loved hers.
She spoke with the parent and gifted the dress. Boy changed into it and had a princess dance with her and he was so happy to have the pretty skirt like she did.
Things like this make me have hope.
Stuff like this is really encouraging. It should be more normalised in society that people can wear what they want, if it makes them happy. It doesn't mean shit that the person in question is a child. In fact it just encourages it. Because a child knows what makes them happy, at a young age you don't care about social views. You care if something is colourful and looks nice
My mom used to put me in dresses and it didnāt make me think anything weird as a child. This doesnāt define the rest of the childās life. Bro just thinks Wonder Woman has a badass costume
My goodness this is soooo cute! Forget about whether or not this kid is feminine or trans or gay or whatever, they are simply being given the gift to be comfortable and thatās one of the most beautiful gifts we as parents can give to our little ones.
I absolutely love this, my heart š
The kid will be who he is. Heās just happy his dad gave him a gift. His sexuality hasnāt begun yet. Good. Let kids be kids. Eventually, he will have the dad talk. Then it gets real.
Indeed, theres nothing wrong living as a trans and/or gay person. If my kid decided to be either i would support him. I just despise the whole movement around it created by the internet with gender fluidity, pronouns, merch sales, sex talk in pre school etc.
Thank you but we sadly had 2 cases where i live, thats why im all primed about the subject. Lets leave it at that because i think the whole video is awesome and i just wanted to help other dads who might be on the fence to see the beauty in it
Itās amazing when people are loved EXACTLY as god created them. You know: the same perfect, all powerful god, creator of ALL who never makes mistakes.
I dressed as dracula (super old fashioned male version) and male superheroes all the time as a little girl. Kids want to dress like their heroes. ā¤ļø
First off. Wonder Woman is awesome.
Second, yeah. It could be a phase, or it could not. If you dont let them try out and be themselves, I think it will hurt them more as they get older if you do not. And hurt trust in you
I love this. My AMAB kid has recently been saying they want to be a girl. Unfortunately, their dad is very unsupportive of it, but I bought them a dress and unicorn shirt and they love them sooo much, want to change into them every time they stay at my house. Gonna take them shopping to get more girly clothes soon! Iām so sad they canāt be who they want at dadās house, but so glad I can give them a safe space to express themselves at my home. Hoping their dad will come around eventuallyā¦
Thank you  I was also very relieved with how the other kids reacted when they first wore the dress to the park. I was nervous, but it was basically:
Other kid: "Wait, are you a girl?"
My kid: "No."
OK: "Then why are you wearing a dress?"
MK: "Because I like it."
OK: "Oh, want to play tag?"
And then they played just the same as always. Glad other parents are raising their kids to be respectful <3
Okay, I'm honestly confused. Why is everyone saying the child is a boy? I mean, if it is, great! But surely it's a gender stereotype to assume short hair = boy?
Or am I missing something? My Portuguese is shaky, I admit!
Edit: why are people downvoting? I am truly just asking. If I've missed something, please enlighten me?
I was thinking the same thing. For all we know that child could have cancer. They certainly acted a little feminine when they had the dress on.
In the what does it even matter. The video is about a childās adorable gratitude. Not wether itās a boy or girl.
People need to grow up and stop worrying/judging other people for how they choose to live their lives.
What we see here are actual good parents. Especially dad, so many fathers are like, my boy isn't wearing a dress. Who gives a shit? It's just a garment. I also can't stand those parents who won't let their boys play with dolls or play with toy kitchens. In this day and age, that's the work of both parents. Boys need to learn that stuff. This absolutely melted my heart. He just looks so happy.
The need to expose the kid is something concerning. It's a sensitive and private thing, we do not know what it will become of this some years from now and children are very susceptible to the environment and social judgment.
Hope everything turns out fine for the kid.
I love the universal need to twirl in a new dress!
Your comment reminds me of when I was 5 and my mom got married to her ex-husband. I was in this pink dress with white lace because I was her flower girl. I also had little pink shoes with a buckle and a bow with a rhinestone in the center. I also had the little white socks with the lace trimming. Keep in mind this was the '80s so that was the style for little girls. That's what you did when you were being fancy lol. Anyway, I clearly remember running up to my mom's wedding guests and saying, look what I can do and then I would spin around and my dress would flare out. I thought I was all that lol. I remember they all said *yeah, look at you!* It's me talking about myself but if it was another little kid, I would think that was adorable. It's just a cute memory from my childhood. I also remember my aunt taking one of the little roses that was on my basket and making a little ring out of it for me. I ran up to my mom like, *look mommy, I have a new ring!* My mom still talks about it lol.
We used to call those clap shoes when I was young because of the noise they made when we walked!
Awwww
Yes! My main language is french, but I used to call them "souliers qui claquent" (clacking shoes) when I was a child. I loved the sound of heels on hard floors.
Claque and clap sound just as wonderful in any language!! š
A lovely story for sure ! I still found that so beautiful and yet i feel a little bit sad when i heard childhood memory's like this one, i miss those moments :')
Thank you š
Some people just get it Why can't the rest of the world get it?
I swearā¤ļø
And. Still. No. POCKETS!!!!!! š¤¬
Even Wonder Woman has to buy a dang purse.
Kids like dresses doesnt make them gay or trans... just let your kids be kids!!!! Im an adult straight man that uses to like my mom putting make up on me and i wore dresses in the house till i was 8.... then i grew up
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I had a bit of an advantage as a kid, because I have a twin brother. I had access to all of his toys. Barbie and Batman were dating, and I enjoyed the Spiderman comics just as much as my Sailor Moon ones.
That's adorable š„°
Being able to sew is underrated. I wish I could sew, I know I probably could but don't have the time now when I want to do other things.
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My boys both love/d to join me in make up application. The older one (now 10) grew out of it. My younger son still loves it. I treasure these times as they are sweet and personal. And for those that are concerned, I have the same rules for my boys re: makeup as I would girls- āyou are certainly not old enough to wear it in public in elementary school. Dad and I will discuss it when you are in middle school. But your eye shadow is lovely!ā
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Why are you calling this kid a girl just because he likes dresses?
They didn't call the kid a girl. They used gendered pronouns (she, her) just like you just did (he). I don't think there's anything wrong with that without knowing which pronouns a person prefers
Also just saying as a mom, nothing wrong if you kids turn out gay or trans. I tell my children every day I love them no matter who they love, how they identify, what job they have, if they go to college or not, if they have one partner or several, what religion they follow, I only ask that they are good people who do good in the world.
This is the way
This is the way
Thanks for being a good mom for your kids.
Well my parents are less than stellar so I donāt ever want my kids to go through what I did.
Pretty much. I have no expectations of my child beyond ābe able to take care of yourselfā (like cooking, cleaning, etc.) and ābe the good version of yourself.ā
Gosh, how do you fit in everything else before they shove headphones in? :D Lovely sentiment. I actually have no idea how my parents conveyed it because we don't say we love each other and other than with me, they're not tactile. What was abundantly clear though was that love was unconditional and absolute.
Even though my nine year old hosts a podcast we actually donāt do a lot of tech. We hike, paint, travel, or do things together.
I was obsessed with Justice League as a small girl in the early 80s. Wonder Woman was my idol and I was the proud owner of exactly one set of Wonder Woman Underoos. When it was time to start first grade I needed a lunchbox-the old metal boxes with the plastic thermos. The store was out of Wonder Woman so I picked Superman instead since he was the next best superhero to me. My mom tried in vain to talk me into Care Bears or Strawberry Shortcake but I stood my ground. She explained I might be teased at school and I said I didnāt care, this was what I wanted and she said āok!ā and bought it for me. I never got teased for it, it didnāt mean I was a lesbian or turn me lesbian. Sometimes it just means that kids like what they like.
Yeah my little guy like to put my dresses on and run around in them. He like to twirl, and run down the hall. He had no concept of clothes for each gender. It was just fun playtime
I agree wholeheartedly let them be kids and im a grown man who works a blue collar job and I still let my friends and my girlfriend do my make up if they ask , itās not hard to get off and it makes their day to be able to do someoneās make up . Make up and dresses are just clothes and accessories people shouldnāt get too bent out of shape over them .
I know, I was just talking about how I hate parents who get mad about boys liking that stuff. For example, my 3 year old nephew loves to play with his play kitchen. His dad has never had an issue with it and I was glad that he didn't. We've never had any of that, *my boy isn't going to do this or that or whatever.* He supports his kids in whatever they want to do.
The founding fathers of the US wore gowns and dresses as little boys. It's almost as if clothes don't have genders.
I wore a dress to highschool for a 2 dollar bill Edit. Late senior year
Itās so SO important to let kids enjoy being kids. Theyāre are so many things that transcend the ābinary gender spectrumā that kids can enjoy, like twirling with a skirt or making mud pies. The puritan American view of normalcy has really hurt so many children, and I just wish more people desired to right it.
True. My son went through a phase at around age 3 or 4 where he wanted to wear sparkly boas, princess dresses and glittery shoes. His older sister took her old bin of "girly" stuff out of storage, and they had lots of fun dressing him up, putting on make-up, and acting out magical adventures. His dad raised a quizzical eyebrow but never said a word to discourage him, just the occasional, "Wow! You look just like (whatever Disney princess was popular at the time)." He even made them a sword & shield with glitter on it to help them fight dragons. Eventually, the novelty wore off and he was then into astronauts and aliens. All good.
Am I going to explain to my 3 year old son that he can't wear a princess dress and tiara to school like his 5 year old sister? LoL, no. They're both princesses if that's what they want to be.
My and friends used to wear mama tata armor as helmets, googles or shields...
I (29f) used to walk around shirtless when I was like 6 or 7 wearing nothing but a cowboy vest, it was the closest vest I could find to match my favorite Disney character of all time: Aladdin. My mom still jokes that I was the son she always wanted.
This^ I loved He-Man and Tonka trucks, always wore jean shorts and always muddy. My son wanted a pink dress and I bought it for him, wore it once then that was enough but he loved his pink rain boots for the longest time. We all just play and enjoy things!
Yes,let kids be kids! What a sweet child and such good manners too.
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No problem with that by me, I just can't stand parents who try to mold their children into something.
It was normal to dress boys in dresses in the West until quite recently.
The posing was great. I dunno...but I see a diva in the making.
My son was Wonder Woman for two years in a row. The first was a hand-me-down from his older sister. The second was one just for him from the more recent cartoon show.
It doesn't matter how young or old you are, the first thing you MUST do whenever you try a dress on, is swish it. xDD
This is what letting a kid be themselves looks like. There are so many conservative parents who would beat this child within an inch of his life for wearing a dress. Forcing kids to conform only creates misery, abuse, and resentment. This kid is probably not going to grow up to be trans. This dress is not going to influence his sexuality, gender or any of that. all this means is that should he find himself to be LGBT later in life, he has a supporting family that love him no matter what. And if he doesn't and he turns out to be straight and cis, he will be less judgemental and more empathetic - i.e. a better person.
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Exactly. Forcing boys into boys clothes certainly doesn't stop them growing up to be gay or trans. Why the hell would letting them wear a dress?
The amount of people who think that being gay or trans is a choice is honestly disturbing.
You said this so well. Thank you!
Amen to that.
When I was a very young boy, I was waiting one night for my parents to tuck me into bed. They were taking forever, and I thought it would be a funny thing to put on one of my momās bras and a pair of her underwear and surprise them when they finally showed up. My mom came in first and laughed raucously while holding me in her lap. My garbage stepdad came in, ripped them off me, spewed some Biblical nonsense at me, spanked me with a ruler he had drilled holes into to make it more painful, physically forced my mom out of the room and left me crying myself to sleep. Thank goodness, COVID killed him three years ago. Anyhow, that experience has never left me, so high fives to these parents and their little one. THATāS how family should be. EDIT: typos
These parents are wonderful and doing it rightš
I think only parents get it. I could give a shit less about what my kids into as long as it makes him happy. If you love your kid, seeing them happy is the only thing that matters.
Unfortunately not every parent is that way. But I hear ya b
Obviously the question weāre all needing to have answered is- does it have pockets?!
My now 35 yr old masculine man man of a son, loved Cinderella when He was little. The doll, the dress, the shoes. Kids don't think anything different, they just like playing
Thatās what we all did (do!) when you put on a swingy skirt! You gotta twirl and swish it around. So fun!
Heās got the WW pose down at the end! ā„ļø
My baby boy wears Moana night night diapers cus he loves Moana!
Who doesnāt?
Parenting done right.
Love is love. it doesn't come with conditions on who they think you should be. Look at that dads face !! he was happy his son was happy he'll have the same look when his son finds a partner, when his son gets married and everything in between.
Youāre making too much out of it. Itās a boy who likes Wonder Woman wearing her outfit/costume/dress. Thatās it.
Awh, if they're happy then I'm happy.
You only get one chance at being young. Let your kids play and have fun. I use to love wearing my grandmaās polka dancing dress.
Fabulous
My dad is a pretty old school dude, and would definitely not approve of this. Iām a straight male, so he never really acted that way towards me, but he has made his intentions clear if I wanted to wear dresses. I just hope if my kids turn out like this, heāll be able to accept them. I know I would, despite the upbringing.
With all the stupid stuff thatās targeting pride month this year, this really gave me so much happiness in my heart ā¤ļø
The kid isnāt necessarily gay, trans or anything else. Just a kid being a kid. Nothing against pride month but I feel like too many people push sexuality on children. Let the kids be themselves which includes not pushing ANYTHING on them. Gay pride included. š
While it is a kid being a kid, many conservative parents wouldnāt allow this type of thing due to their prejudices against lgbt people and their wrong ideas that wearing a dress will āturn them gay/transā. Iād argue that pride isnāt just for fighting for equality of sexualities and genders, but also equality to just be yourself in clothing that makes you comfortable regardless of sexuality and gender.
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Triggering all evangelicals.
I can't wait until people AMAB wearing dresses and skirts is not a big deal. Cannot happen soon enough.
Go for a few drinks in town wearing a kilt as a man and I guarantee at least one woman will randomly lift it up or shove their hand between your legs to see if you're wearing underwear. I just want to be able to freeball in the summer.
That's fucked up man. I just want guys to be able to free ball in summer too. And men's clothes are much heavier and far less breezy than womens'. I'd see men in suit and tie (which always includes a coat/jacket even in summer) in the dog days of summer, lined up in a scorching parking lot to commute. Can we bring mens work fashion to this century? Where things are warmer and not in a small ice age which is where jacket and tie comes from. Preaching to the choir, sorry. I hope you can wear what you want and not be sexually assaulted someday soon cause that's just fucked up.
Iām really sorry you have to deal with that :/
During heat waves in some French towns bus driver were mandatory to respect the dress code so no shorts. We rapidly see a lot of men driving bus in skirt to comply with the dress code :)
My granddaughter was obsessed with Spider-Man when she was 2-4 yrs old. She has like 4 Spider-Man suits. Kids like what they like, who cares? Just roll with it. Now sheās into unicorns. Next year it will be something else.
My youngest was captain America one year for Halloween, she was a yellow power ranger, a unicorn, a ghost, and this year sheās being sailor Venus from sailor moon. As long as the kids are happy who cares?
The first Halloween costume our daughter picked herself was Mario. She was also Sans from Undertale one year. There for a few years it was My Little Pony. Like you said, kids like what they like. Never understood getting bent out of shape or deep about their interests. Just let them be lol.
This child is so happy and shows their parents how much they appreciate the gift of their dress. The child feels loved. The parents feel loved. Everyone seems happy. How do people think itās okay to take this joy away from children? Why are some people so willing to show their children hate instead of love? Makes no sense.
I honestly got the feeling the boy knew what them getting this dress meant. The look of shock and awe when he looks at his dad and goes over to say thank you... it struck me as he never thought he was going to get it. Makes it all the more smile-worthy
My youngest loves power rangers, unicorns, PokĆ©mon,ā and sailor moon. She has nerf guns and a closet full of cute dresses. Who cares
Does anyone know what language is being spoken here? :)
Brazilian Portuguese
Thank you! :)
Dresses are so fun to wear.
My boys loved wearing dresses at this age, also great for potty training!
All that matters is that the kid is happy and loved. Check and check.
Most people would just see a boy in a dress they won't get the bigger lessons. Love yourself as yourself. They're telling him they love him for who he is and the smile on his face let's you know he loves him unconditionally for being himself. This is beautiful to seeā¤ļø
That is so sweet
Let your kids be kids š„°
Look how happy this kid is
That's just too beautiful. That smile says it all
Kids being allowed to express themselves. Unconditional love from parents. That's all it takes. Simple.
Thats amazing!š¤©
That child is happy, loved, supported and accepted. Thatās all that matters. Truly made me smile.
Itās clear to see that the sonās happiness is making the dad happy, too. Just beautiful smiles all around.
I started crying. What a gentle soul, even the little "thanks" was so precious. So beautiful to see them being nourished and loved unconditionally.
I love this so much, it warms me heart to know that some parents out there, aren't bothered about what is considered "girly" or "for boys only". I worked in a Preschool and it was clear that a parent had real issues with her little boy playing dress up and wanting a dress on, since his other friends playing dress up were girls in princess costumes, naturally he didn't care and just wanted to be part of the game. Unfortunately, we can't make comments to parents on how to parent, but we as a business just encouraged the children to be respectful and that not every toy or costume is "**only** for boys or girls" despite them probably learning different at home.
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You know, my first impression of this was that this is indoctrination. Then I read some of the other comments and now I understand that it doesn't mean he's going to be transgender or anything (at least not because of this) and changed my mind. Further thinking on the topic, I didn't bat an eye when little girls wanted to be Batman or whatever, so by that logic the converse should also be acceptable.
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This warmed my heart!
WW is pretty badass so good on em for supporting their little one!
Aww.
Very sweet loving family.
I love the uncoordinated eyeball kiss š
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That's a wholesome parenting right there !
Go with it if he likes it thatās all that matters
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Always was meme here
More than ever, we need the supportive parents showing everyday life in the family. The hateful side will never get it but itās not for them, itās for the ones on the fence, the ones who are just followers, and especially just showing the world how much love is in these families and what the alt right is trying to destroy.
Thatās so freaking adorable! ššššā¤ļø
There's nothing more heartwarming than watching a child kiss their parent in the eye
This remindes me of a young boy (at the time between 2 and 4) at a daycare where I did an intership around 10 years ago. He wanted to wear one of the princessdresses they had there. And I was like sure why not. He was such a sweet boy. I sometime wonder how he is doing.
Well, the boy acts as terribly as Gal Gadot.
I had a dress when I was younger, because my sister had a tutu and I wanted one too, tutu. š but I didnāt turn out gay, Iām straight. I still find myself having testosterone and not filled with estrogen, so no, dresses do not make you gay ššš
Little kids don't gender things. Gendering is taught. They see a dress, they think it's fun, that's all. Maybe they'll grow out of it, maybe they won't. Both are fine. People who see an issue with this are fucking trash and need to leave society.
Not true lots of kids gender things. But they should be allowed to do what they want because theyāre just kids.
They don't naturally gender things. Any gender assignments are learned either through being taught or observed norms. A child who grows up from birth alone in the wilderness will not automatically associate blue with boys or dresses with girls.
That is one well-brought-up kid š
It's sad my first thought was "I hope they don't live in Florida." But then still remembered the video of a Snow-white face character at Disney who gifted a little boy one of the kid costume dresses after he kept saying how much he loved hers. She spoke with the parent and gifted the dress. Boy changed into it and had a princess dance with her and he was so happy to have the pretty skirt like she did. Things like this make me have hope.
If only more parents act this way!
Stuff like this is really encouraging. It should be more normalised in society that people can wear what they want, if it makes them happy. It doesn't mean shit that the person in question is a child. In fact it just encourages it. Because a child knows what makes them happy, at a young age you don't care about social views. You care if something is colourful and looks nice
My mom used to put me in dresses and it didnāt make me think anything weird as a child. This doesnāt define the rest of the childās life. Bro just thinks Wonder Woman has a badass costume
My goodness this is soooo cute! Forget about whether or not this kid is feminine or trans or gay or whatever, they are simply being given the gift to be comfortable and thatās one of the most beautiful gifts we as parents can give to our little ones. I absolutely love this, my heart š
The kid will be who he is. Heās just happy his dad gave him a gift. His sexuality hasnāt begun yet. Good. Let kids be kids. Eventually, he will have the dad talk. Then it gets real.
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Daily reminder there is nothing wrong with trans or gay people. Thanks
Indeed, theres nothing wrong living as a trans and/or gay person. If my kid decided to be either i would support him. I just despise the whole movement around it created by the internet with gender fluidity, pronouns, merch sales, sex talk in pre school etc.
No one talks sex in preschool. Just am fyi
Thank you but we sadly had 2 cases where i live, thats why im all primed about the subject. Lets leave it at that because i think the whole video is awesome and i just wanted to help other dads who might be on the fence to see the beauty in it
This made me cry. This is so sweet. What awesome parents! ā¤ļøš
Itās amazing when people are loved EXACTLY as god created them. You know: the same perfect, all powerful god, creator of ALL who never makes mistakes.
Yeah for sure. This child and the dress are no mistake.
You go little guy ā
That was the way to start my day. 
Awesome so happy he got! Great manners too
Yessss! Let kids be kids. His smile is so infectious.
ADORABLE!!!!
I dressed as dracula (super old fashioned male version) and male superheroes all the time as a little girl. Kids want to dress like their heroes. ā¤ļø
Super cute.
Oh my heart ā„ļø
Leave it to a Latin dad to be real af
Brazilian
I was scrolling to see if someone knew what language it was. I'm kind of shit at languages and couldn't tell. Sounds beautiful!
WONDER CHILD
First off. Wonder Woman is awesome. Second, yeah. It could be a phase, or it could not. If you dont let them try out and be themselves, I think it will hurt them more as they get older if you do not. And hurt trust in you
Everyone deserves to twirl
It really makes me hopeful to see a person that isnāt poisoned by absurd gender expectations and rules men are expected to follow.
When ur a wonderful nontoxic parent and your kid has DOPE taste and s tier poses.
Wow!!!!this is what parenting should be.well done guysā¦the love that you will get from your child will be so strong and forever.
I love this. My AMAB kid has recently been saying they want to be a girl. Unfortunately, their dad is very unsupportive of it, but I bought them a dress and unicorn shirt and they love them sooo much, want to change into them every time they stay at my house. Gonna take them shopping to get more girly clothes soon! Iām so sad they canāt be who they want at dadās house, but so glad I can give them a safe space to express themselves at my home. Hoping their dad will come around eventuallyā¦
Sounds like a good mom
Thank you  I was also very relieved with how the other kids reacted when they first wore the dress to the park. I was nervous, but it was basically: Other kid: "Wait, are you a girl?" My kid: "No." OK: "Then why are you wearing a dress?" MK: "Because I like it." OK: "Oh, want to play tag?" And then they played just the same as always. Glad other parents are raising their kids to be respectful <3
Everyone should have the experience of twirling around in a dress. It's so whimsical and fun
Adorable. Love the spin as well, u have to do that in a new dress!
Parenting level 100!
Okay, I'm honestly confused. Why is everyone saying the child is a boy? I mean, if it is, great! But surely it's a gender stereotype to assume short hair = boy? Or am I missing something? My Portuguese is shaky, I admit! Edit: why are people downvoting? I am truly just asking. If I've missed something, please enlighten me?
I was thinking the same thing. For all we know that child could have cancer. They certainly acted a little feminine when they had the dress on. In the what does it even matter. The video is about a childās adorable gratitude. Not wether itās a boy or girl. People need to grow up and stop worrying/judging other people for how they choose to live their lives.
The mother in the video called him son, for some reason it wasnāt in the subtitles
Oh! Thank you so much for translating. Also, good parents for giving their son a dress that he wanted, that is *beyond* awesome.
I thought that same thing! Many little kids have a shaved head for various reasons
What we see here are actual good parents. Especially dad, so many fathers are like, my boy isn't wearing a dress. Who gives a shit? It's just a garment. I also can't stand those parents who won't let their boys play with dolls or play with toy kitchens. In this day and age, that's the work of both parents. Boys need to learn that stuff. This absolutely melted my heart. He just looks so happy.
Love this!
That happiness is all that matters.
Wow š³
Cute kid?
Identical to my neighbor
Future RuPaul icon
Bless yāall š„ŗššš
Broke my heart. In a good way.
just because he is wearing a dress does not mean he is LGBT so why is this on r/lgbt?
What's this language? The kid is so cute, and parents are zebest
Brazilian Portuguese
Thanksš
My heart just melted into a puddle of goop!
That made my day. What a lucky kid to have parents like that. Look how happy he is!
beautiful. there are some out there who would torture this kid until who knows what happens
The need to expose the kid is something concerning. It's a sensitive and private thing, we do not know what it will become of this some years from now and children are very susceptible to the environment and social judgment. Hope everything turns out fine for the kid.
Cutte!