Dear Abby: Boy kept in dresses and curls still grows up to be a man

[LostInTime]

Record Online dot com
from the Times Herald-Record

He grew up to be a fine young man. He did his service in Vietnam, married and raised a family. Of course, the rest of the family accepted his mother's "eccentricities," and no one ridiculed or poked fun at him. If a pink blanket is the worst thing that kid ever has to contend with in his life, they should all be grateful. — Cathie H. in California

[Keira]

It used to be, not sure when it changed, that younger girls and boys and very similar type of clothing, besides colors until they were at least 4 (and possibly later). What the boys wore could only be termed a dress by today's standards. Now, only infants get this genderless treatment.