Vent I want to scream!!!

Kobain's Mommy · Feb 23, 2012

So we got our CCO in Cherry Pie and DS has been in it since we got it (was supposed to be for his sister, but she'll get it this summer). Last month DH gave DS a grape juice box in the car...More juice ended up on him and the seat than in him I think. Took the Cherry Pie off and planned on putting our spare CP on. But it seems it's in the garage somewhere that really needs to be cleaned out. So I put our Strawberry Shake on (his sister's cover). Since then I've just not gotten the dirty CP cover washed. People are making a huge deal of him sitting in a pink seat when I post pictures. We got a van on Monday so I posted a picture of FB of him in his CCO yesterday and once again the comments started about it being pink.

flutie128 · Feb 23, 2012

I hate when people are like that. I am sure he doesn't care there is a pink cover on his car seat.

lovemy2kidstw · Feb 23, 2012

Just tell them he is secure enough with his manhood to be in a pink seat, lol. I'm amazed that people would more likely notice a boy in a pink seat than someone whose child isn't properly restrained.

Jessica61624 · Feb 23, 2012

lovemy2kidstw said:
Just tell them he is secure enough with his manhood to be in a pink seat, lol. I'm amazed that people would more likely notice a boy in a pink seat than someone whose child isn't properly restrained.

Exactly! People are obsessed with gender specific colors.

Kac · Feb 23, 2012

I can't stand how some people think pink is ONLY for girls and blue is ONLY for boys. Gosh, there are bigger things in life than if a boy likes pink or if a girl likes blue. People are insane.

Kobain's Mommy · Feb 24, 2012

Jessica61624 said:
Exactly! People are obsessed with gender specific colors.

It's fine that DD is in a brown with green trim seat, but DS might die I guess cause he's in pink. I'm in the process of uploading a picture in it.

Disclaimer of the picture... Yes DD is in a Bundle Me. My MIL bought it because we were having a lot of issues of DD freaking out in the seat. Once we put it in the crying has been cut in half. We don't know if it's the feel of the cover, the lack cushy padding, or the actual feeling of the bundle me that's done it. It's a newer style with the horizontal slits and I tighten the straps as tight as I can get pulling from the back.

Kobain's Mommy · Feb 24, 2012

tam_shops · Feb 24, 2012

LOVE it!

I'd tell them my 2 until 4yo's favorite colour was pink. He's a summer so it looks great on him. He loved it until a girl he liked told him that pink was for girls...

And, it's a North American thing too...Every culture has it's *girl* and *boy* colour, which makes it no better but...it's so sexist!

tam

alake · Feb 24, 2012

Kobain's Mommy said:

He is to stinking cute, I didn't even notice the pink seat!!

alake · Feb 24, 2012

Having two girl's, we have lots of pink seats. While still in Canada we had two pink sky frontier's. In a pinch I lent my neighbor one for her two year old nephew who was left at her house, after her sister's best friend passed away suddenly. They had no seat or anything for him. His one comment was "It's pink." He hopped in without hesitation, and was happy as could be.

moonmommy · Feb 24, 2012

My husband is so against gender stereotyping. Our almost 4 year old son has pink shirts, heart blankies, tea sets, princess Barbies, and for Christmas he got a 3-story doll house.

Little Ps Mama · Feb 24, 2012

moonmommy said:
My husband is so against gender stereotyping. Our almost 4 year old son has pink shirts, heart blankies, tea sets, princess Barbies, and for Christmas he got a 3-story doll house.

That's awesome.

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cmcki737 · Feb 24, 2012

DD is older and we found out gender before birth so DS has allot of pink, purple, dress up clothing and dolls and thankfully my husband doesn't even care. He says maybe it will help him get girls later in life

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aschofield · Feb 24, 2012

What bothers me the most about this type of thing, is if a girl was sitting in a blue seat no one would bat an eye. But put a boy in a *gasp* pink carseat and you are somehow doing something awful to the boy. The double standard makes me angry.

Carrie_R · Feb 24, 2012

It's craziness! My former nanny charge - a tall and solid, sports-oriented then-9yo - begged for a pink booster. He shrieked with joy when he got it and immediately named it Pinky. His Mom kinda raised her eyebrows when I told her, but no one every said a word about it... If the kids don't care, why should anyone else?

Sorry you're having to deal with peoples' issues.

Phineasmama · Feb 24, 2012

I just posted pics of DS in the pink flowered Radian and no one on my profile would dare say a thing

DH on the other hand, has some idiot friends. One time he posted a pic of DS wearing his amber teething necklace and someone commented "why the *** is he wearing that necklace are you trying to make him GAY??"

I just ignored it because people like that aren't worth it. Seriously UGH.

erind · Feb 24, 2012

When we go shopping I always let DS pick his pull ups. He used to like to get the pink ones because they have Dora on them and my XDH used to get so mad! I never understood why it was such a big deal for him. He only wears them to bed anyway.

tarynsmum · Feb 24, 2012

Phineasmama said:
DH on the other hand, has some idiot friends. One time he posted a pic of DS wearing his amber teething necklace and someone commented "why the *** is he wearing that necklace are you trying to make him GAY??"

I just ignored it because people like that aren't worth it. Seriously UGH.

Exactly, because he will totally catch "teh gay" that way

Same way DS is screwed for life with his long hair. It drives me CRAZY.

Since DD has started school, EVERYthing is "for boys" or "for girls". Up until this past year her favorite colors were black and brown, until some kid told her she has to like pink and purple because she's a girl :crying: Now she tells DS he can't like certain things because "they're for girls" Ugh.

mrosehughes · Feb 24, 2012

I'm with you, it's infuriating. DS had long hair until this past weekend because it just seemed to suit him, and he liked ponytails (his daycare class is almost all girls), and I constantly got flack for not cutting his hair from pretty much everyone. And people we'd meet would often call him 'she' even after I said 'he' multiple times. I finally caved and cut his hair this weekend (in part because I couldn't stand it in his eyes anymore).

He's in a flora radian most of the time and he loves it; I dare anyone to say something to me about it

Phineasmama · Feb 24, 2012

tarynsmum said:
Exactly, because he will totally catch "teh gay" that way Same way DS is screwed for life with his long hair. It drives me CRAZY.

Since DD has started school, EVERYthing is "for boys" or "for girls". Up until this past year her favorite colors were black and brown, until some kid told her she has to like pink and purple because she's a girl :crying: Now she tells DS he can't like certain things because "they're for girls" Ugh.

Yeah it's funny because my younger brother is gay and I swear he was the most boyish little boy ever!!! Everything was Thomas the Train and race car...

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