Is there something wrong with boys wearing pink and purple?

Some parents refuse to dress their little boys in colors like pink and purple because it’s too girlie. But, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with boys wearing those colors.

I wouldn’t want to confine my son to traditional gender stereotypes. I won’t dress him in dresses and tutus, but if I come across a fierce shirt that’s pink, I’ll let him rock it.

When we became pregnant with our first, we didn’t want to know the gender. So, we kept everything neutral. Plus, we knew we wanted to have more children and planned on recycling a lot of what we had. Needless to say, Young O got a ton of hand-me-downs from his big sis, include this shopping cart cover.

I really don’t see the point in going out and buying something that the kids are only going to use for a short period of time.

As far as clothing is concerned, I have no issues with Princess wearing blue and other colors that people may consider “boy colors.” She’s at a point where she knows what she likes and picks out the majority of her outfits each day.

When it comes to Young O, he’s not at the point of choosing what he wears, but if he doesn’t like something, he’ll take it off. He sports all the colors of the rainbow, including pink and purple.

His dad doesn’t always agree because he feels that certain colors are gender specific. However, I beg to differ. I think anyone can wear any color. And just because I dress our son in pink, doesn’t mean I’m trying to make him look like a girl.

The other day Princess and I went shopping for new shoes. After selecting her sneakers, she insisted on picking something out for her little brother.

The way the display was set up, boys and girls shoes were mixed in – making it tough to figure out which belongs to each gender.

I picked up a black, white, and purple pair and asked Princess what she thought of it. “Do you think these are for boys,” I asked.

Before she could respond, a little boy who had been shopping with his mom said, “Yea, those are for boys.”

“Thanks so much for your help,” I said.

I ended up buying the shoes thinking it would be a great fit. Wrong! When I got home and saw the look on my hubby’s face upon opening the box, I knew I’d probably have to return them.

“These are girls sneakers,” he said.

“No there not! These are for boys,” I responded.

“Did you get them from the boys section?” he asked sarcastically.

“They don’t have a boys section. For the record, a little boy helped us pick them out,” I replied.

I thought that playing the little boy card would work in my favor, but it backfired. This went on for a few minutes until I finally insisted that we have our son try them on.

If you ask me, these sneakers can go either way. It has a thin purple design and a small purple logo.

I like to think that I have a pretty good fashion sense, and I see nothing wrong with a boy wearing these. In case you’re wondering, we won’t be returning them.

So what do you think, Is there something wrong with boys wearing pink and purple?