In My Grandmother's Dress
Filed by: Father Tony
November 19, 2009 10:30 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/11/in_my_grandmothers_dress.php Dear Father Tony,
I read what you recently wrote about parenting so maybe you can settle something for me. We are two men raising my five year old son. I want this kid to grow up to be confident, which you correctly noted is so important, and because of that I want him to fit in at school. I don't want him to act loopy or fem or dress "different" when he is young. He will have plenty of time for that when he is older if he wants. Because of this, we are careful to dress masculine at home. We never did drag but I mean that we have just toned down the whole gay way of dressing. We are keeping it "beige" if you know what I mean. I think I'm doing the kid a favor. He can flame out in whatever direction he wants to when he is on his own. My husband says I might be wrong about this.
Dear Triathlete69r,
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I distinctly remember feeling thrilled at the prospect of selecting a dress, not because it was a woman's garment but because this would mark the very first time when I would be allowed to pick out something to wear on my own. Our household was a strict one in which we, the children, followed orders and were extended neither behavioral nor wardrobe consultation. Mom favored the grow-into-it frugality of Sears where she always shopped without us.
