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Camy Clough's avatar

Oh, Jo, I, too, embraced gender neutral clothing (corduroy pants or Osk-Gosh overalls from thrift stores), but sometimes gave in to feminine t-shirts for my first-born daughter. By kindergarten, my daughter would only wear dresses.

When my son was born, he wore the hand-me-down girlie t-shirts until age 3 or 4, but then it was boy shirts only. All new clothing was “boy” stuff.

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Jo Paoletti's avatar

Remind me of the years.. 1983? And around 1988?

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Camy Clough's avatar

Yes, you have the years correct.

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Rebecca Parr Cioffi's avatar

My 4 yr old had a choice of Minnie Mouse or Mickey when he was 2. They didn’t have Mickey so I figured he could do his business in a diaper that was just a good quality so he’d stay dry. But his dad? Didn’t they have Mickey? Donald? He’d already pooped in one so I pointed out he obviously did not care. I personally buy all baby gifts in yellow.

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