Little boys with pink nail polish....?

My 4 year old nephew likes to wear pink nail polish.





I'm not a fan of his new phase (I think a nice mauve would look better-lol jk) but I'm also not chasing after him with nail polish remover.





My brother, on the other hand, is freaking.





Guys, would you be a train wreck if you came home to find your young son in pink nail polish? What would you do to change his behavior, if anything?





Gals, would you gladly be putting on pink nail polish on your young son if he asked for it? Why or why not?

Little boys with pink nail polish....?
he's a kid. kids go through a ton of different phases.





if he starts wearing thongs and tucks his weener between his thighs, then i'll start getting a lil worried.
Reply:I wouldn't want my son playing with nail polish at that age due to the fact, if ingested, it can poisonous.





As for him wearing it, i really don't think a child at the age of four would be able to comprehend the social behavior associated with the male gender using such feminine products.





If i was to catch my son playing with some pink polish, i would just simply take it from him, and put it some place out off his reach, and hidden from his view.
Reply:I'd not put nail polish on anyone, but that's cause little kids make a mess with it. But it's not anything to make a fuss about.





The Victorians actually thought that pink was tones down red, and as such, suitable for little boys. ^.^ Really, colors are only societal constructs. It's not any different than him liking another color, and nail polish isn't considered girly for any real reason either.





Just make sure that he has adult supervision when putting on nail polish and using nail polish remover. ^.^
Reply:The worst thing to do, imo, is make a big deal out of a little pink nail polish. Pink is a pretty color, and it's cool to have your nails painted. A four year old doesn't understand gender roles and taboos, he just know what he likes and what makes him happy. If the parents leave him alone, he'll grow out of liking to have his nails painted (or at least move on to a gross color like booger green). There's no reason to make a four year old of either gender feel bad about liking a color (of all things), and it's normal for kids this age to play dress-up.
Reply:I am a single mother with one son and one daughter. I have never allowed my son to wear anything feminine because I want him to be a real man. My son never asked me to put nail polish on him.





My aunt who I will call Lordes. Lordes allowed her son Jose to dress up in womens clothing and put nail polish and make-up on when he was 4 to 8 for playing dress-up. So time went by and Jose grew up. When we hung out in high school he always hung out with the chicks. When we were checking out guys butts he was too. Now, I am sure he was born a girl in a boys body because wearing nail polish does not change a person to become gay. Jose dresses in formal clothes most of the time. He also lives with another dude,


Jose is a good person he works hard. I love him.
Reply:I have three brothers (and four sisters) and the youngest boy in our family was, and still is very feminine. When we were little he would often put on dresses, wear nail polish and was generally very sensitive which me and my other two brothers associated with being "girly" qualities.


So, we kicked his a*s a lot and gave him sh*t for it growing up. Interestingly, we would not permit anyone else to belittle or ridicule him.


Now that we are all grown men, it does not bother us that he is indeed gay, in fact, we very rarely even acknowledge his sexuality because it is not important to us. Furthermore, now that I am a grown man (with a young nephew of my own) if he displayed such behavior I would ask him why he is interested in such things, but I love him and support his decisions as long as they are healthy ones.


Life is a learning curve, and too short to pretend.
Reply:It would not bother me, I think all children are curious and it is okay to let them seek out the knowledge involved...even with nail polish. Plus I think there are much bigger fish to fry when it comes to raising children. Quite frankly I really would not care if my son was gay (which seems to be the bigger issue here), he would still be my son.





But yes I think my husband would have a problem with it...he would probably tell the boy that nail polish is for girls and be done with it.
Reply:There is nothing wrong with it. Children are curious and they like beautiful colours. Maybe he would even like to try a skirt or dress of his sister or cousin?


We are much too serious about gender roles and gender-related outfits. I think everybody has been born with male and female traits in his/her character.


Exploring his inner feminity for a boy does not mean he will become gay or transsexual (which are two different things!).


I think sometimes our society is producing transgenders by denying desires to explore gender roles more freely.
Reply:I would freakif I came home to find that. Unless it was HIS choice. Boys go thru phases like that. My nephew loved dolls when he was 2 up until 5. He is perfectly hetero.


A friend of mine has a son who was extremely macho as a child. He came out of the closet at 16.


Tell your brother not to worry. You can't be "conditioned" to be one way or another.
Reply:I would not put nail polish on my sons (pink, or any other color). I know kids like to experiment, etc. etc., but nail polish is predominantly worn by women. I have no problem with telling a boy child that certain things are for girls - dresses, makeup, nail polish. I wouldn't want them made fun of in public.
Reply:Kids at that age don't understand gender let alone the decorations people wear that are associated with their gender. The boy saw someone wearing pink nail polish and simply thought it was pretty. Nothing to get excited about, it will pass. Your brother has more issues to deal with than the boy.
Reply:My dear take it easy he is just a 4 year old kid and i dont think we should be thinking in terms of gender atleast not before they turn 12.





My mother used to dress me in a frock and i was hailed as one of the most prettiest daughter in town when i was 2 yrs old but they found out to the contrary later much to their chagrin that i was a boy!!!!





I turned out fine in my mothers view as a man later !!!
Reply:The playground jury will correct any behavior that is just a "phase"





Of course, he might come home crying, but if you won't stop him from putting on the nail polish, you are exposing him to the wrath of his peers.
Reply:sure, why not. he's four years old, not going to care that pink is traditionally seen as a 'girl's colour'. it's probably a phase he'll grow out of anyway





i guess my only reservation would be if other kids started to pick on him :-(
Reply:I would let them. They are PLAYING. They are 4 years old. Why do we have to turn every thing into some warped perception. The kid is playing and using his imagination. Worry if they are wearing pink in jr. high.
Reply:He's still young so I wouldn't worry about it too much; but I'd start teaching him some masculine values so that the feminized values won't take over him later on.





Boys need to be boys
Reply:Most children who do act like the opposite gender as a child do end up being homosexual, but that doesn't mean most homosexuals acted feminine as a child.
Reply:I wouldn't. I don't think little children, regardless of gender, should be wearing finger nail polish.
Reply:Sounds like your brother is using his homophobia to perpetuate traditional gender roles.
Reply:i'd let him... soon enough he'll have to deal with peer pressure in school.



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