genuinely curious and no this is not for the judgemental moms thank you
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My 3.5 yo son loves wearing dresses and I totally lean into it and get him ones he likes. He also loves trucks and construction and other traditionally ‘masculine’ interests. I worry sometimes about someone making a comment and ruining his enjoyment of dresses and tutus but that hasn’t happened yet. His school is very progressive and he’s only had positive responses. Even before he wore dresses strangers often thought he was a girl so I’m not really worried about reactions in public because he passes. That being said I would hate for him to ever experience a stranger making an unpleasant comment but I don’t let that hold him back.
My son does it. We gave in and got boy dress up stuff (firefigher, police officer, super heros, stuff like that), he still dresses up in the girly stuff but not near as much.
He’s 3 lol, it’s that simple. Kids love doing things they see being done around them. My son who is also 3 messes with my makeup when I put any on, he likes me to paint or do his nails when I do mine (granted if he ask for color we always only do a colored dot or two on a finger and not full color). He talks about princesses and plays with his cousins Barbie dolls. He helps me clean house and cook as well. They are growing and learning, there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s all based on what you’re comfortable with! I’m a very Christian person as well, so my son knows from my belief that he is a boy because we explain and tell it to him… he’s never once though of himself otherwise even with doing the activities he does. He’s still 100% boy and plays with cars and dinosaurs ect, he simply just enjoys doing what he sees modeled by me🤷🏼♀️
Since our boys are around us mom's doing our hair and makeup all the time they are going to want it cuz mommy is so I just tell my 3 almost 4 year old it's girl stuff your a boy silly boys don't wear makeup but I'll put a clip in his hair or spray his face with finishing spray that don't show stuff like that and it's your preference if you want him to play with it or not I just don't cuz makeup is pricy and thy destroy it lol
my son wanted to paint his nails and put make up on because he watched me do it for the past 3 years lol, i think it’s totally normal and ill support any of his positive interests
My son takes my brushes and eyeshadow and “does his makeup” with me 🤷🏻♀️ he’s 3.5 and curious about stuff and I let him explore anything SAFE
Honestly it is whatever you are comfortable with and how much you are willing to clean up afterwards. lol. Like in my house I refuse to play with slime playdoh and kinetic sand because simply I just don’t want to deal with the clean up. All my friends kids have it she plays with it there I help clean up there obviously but I will not get it for my own home. So if your little guy likes to play with it let him, cause who knows he might be the next Makeup artist to the stars making the best makeup in the world and then you can say I use to let him play with it when he was a kid but cleaning up afterwards was not as enjoyable lol.