Gender Norms
If you would have asked me six months ago how I would react to Bash wanting a pink toy or wearing nail polish I would have proudly said it is no problem for me. I'm a progressive and enlightened man, right? I know that the color pink has nothing to do with femininity. I don't buy into that tired old way of thinking. My child will grow up knowing that whatever he likes, he likes. It won't affect the way his father loves him. In the end he will be secure in himself and he'll truly have the trust a child should have in their father. That all sounds good until that time comes. Well that time came for me. My progressiveness was recently tested. Swedie and I have discussed this topic at length. We agreed that if we're out toy shopping and Bash likes a "girl toy", Bash gets that toy. So I was surprised when Swedie called me one day asking if it's okay to buy this chair Bash wants. I rolled my eyes. Here we go again...