This boy digs pink
16 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
in Random
Toddlers are fickle. One day they like eggs, the next day they don’t. One day they like the dinosaur plate, the next day they don’t. The Stinkerdoodle is the same way with colors. In the time since he’s known his colors he’s had two preferences. First, it was yellow. You should have seen how excited he got the first time I brought home a yellow sippy cup with a yellow top. Whoo whee! That was a big day!
But now? Now he’s on a pink kick. Yep, a boy who loves pink. When given a choice, he will choose…
... the pink binky,
... the pink cup (did you know that dinosaurs like their milk from pink cups too?),
... and the pink diaper cover.
We don’t have a whole lot of pink in the house because (1) I’m not a big fan and, (2) well, we have a boy. Most of his toys and clothes are gifts or hand-me-downs so there aren’t a lot of pink things among them. To be honest, I’m totally cool with boys digging pink. In fact, the feminist in me kind of loves it but I know that toddlers are fickle and he’ll have another favorite color soon enough.
In my contact with other families over the years I’ve met folks who would FLIP if their son was into pink. To each their own, I guess, but I just don’t see how the color of my kid’s sippy cup or binky is predictive of his future masculinity, sexual orientation, or anything else. Besides…
(The Stinkerdoodle at 4 months old)
