Girl Toys Vs. Boy Toys: What's The Big Deal?
I was in the toy store with JD yesterday letting him pick out some prebirthday trains. Two guys and a boy around JD's age were in the train section too. However, the little boy was disenchanted by the train table that JD was just about climbing on top of while he shrieked, "Beep, beep, toot, toot!" The little boy made a beeline for a pink aisle, and his dad and Uncle Somebody ran after him yelling, "Oh, no, no, no!" They dragged him out of it and coaxed him over to a Bob the Builder truck. Oh, Bob!
I noticed his friend Blondie, a girl, had a Thomas the Train cup at the park yesterday morning. It was blue. The train is named Thomas, and he's a boy. Blondie likes trains. JD likes Dora. So what? So what!
Do you censor what your kids play with based on their gender? Do you think the guys in the toy store should have let the little boy explore the pink aisle? I'll admit my own brothers were a little skeptical of these pink bunny ears. Me? Not so much. Express yourself, child.