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GenesisSaga posted...

I can only hope he doesn't get bullied by other kids and develop a complex as a result. Children can be the most innocent, most accepting beings on the planet... or they can be snide judgmental little bullying imps. Not sure I could be brave enough to roll the dice and let my kids go out in public like that.

That's exactly why it's bad parenting IMO. There isn't anything wrong with what the boy is doing, but the mother needs to understand that he will be surrounded by kids who won't be as open-minded as most people. As you said though, kids are perfectly capable of being accepting, but then...they also aren't at the same time. I think there is a huge unnecessary risk of him being bullied, even if only passively in the form of shunning, which could very easily stunt his growth as a human. I don't think it's a parents job to try to make social stands with their child; they really need to try to do what is best for their child. Again, I'm not condemning the child's choice, but the mother truly needs to be aware of what is ahead of him, and given the older sister's (as a younger sibling, I can attest that I often tried to imitate my older siblings) it doesn't really mean anything, especially since he's literally 3 years old.
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