He’s only two.
Too young for an introduction to the harsh realities of this cruel world. And yet on three different occasions, three separate siblings of mine have pointed out that my son’s boots are…ahem….pink. To them I say this:
So what if my son wants to wear rainboots all year long. Who am I to stand in the way of his developing sense of fashion? And no they’re not pink, they’re red. And no they are not hand me downs from Laina’s closet, they were given to him by a friend who also happens to be a boy. And yes I do realize his feet have likely grown this year, but the boots still fit and he still likes to wear them. And no he does not need a pair of Spiderman boots where you can clearly see they’re meant for boys, he likes his red boots. And yes I realize that red and white make pink, BUT THEY’RE NOT PINK…THEY’RE RED AND HE’S VERY MUCH SO THE MANLIEST OF MAN CHILDREN thankyouverymuch.
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He is just too cute for words.
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He is so adorable..and i love his boots!!
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He is SOO cute. Let him wear his boots! I can tell they’re red. You’re only a child once so you are right to let him be a child.
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He is really very cute. Thanks for sharing his pictures
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What wonderful photos. Pink?!? They need to have their eyes checked. They look red to me!
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Oh goodness! So what if they WERE pink? He likes them! He’s a child! I don’t get why people insist on putting gender stereotypes on kids so young. It’s a pet peeve of mine. Pink actually used to be the “boy” color and blue was for girls. I forget the reasoning on that. It changed around WWII.
And for the record, I think my hubby looks hawt in his pink tie :-p
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He is soooooo cute, let him wear his boots…..Cause he love them….
Diane
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Oh man, he’s so stinkin’ cute, I wanna bite him! And yeah, his boots are… reddish. But in the pool? LOL
Justine :o )
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Those aren’t pink! They are red! Pink is what my husband wore in his junior high football pictures and he has not lived it down to this day and he is 38 years old!
Your son is adorable and I love his boots. They are very manly! Screw everybody else.
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He is so precious! Hetotally rocks those red boots!
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He’s sooo cute. The boots look more watermelon colored than pink to me. You do know he’ll fight you on that when he’s a teenager, right? heehee. I like your blog!
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Ya, his boots are ridiculously cute.
Don’t worry Mama Kat your siblings are just jealous.
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Great photos. You have a real nice camera. You son is a cutie pie!
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your son is adorable! just came across your blog + am lovin’ it. have a fabulous weekend. xo
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Awww…poor guy! Leave him and his RED boots alone!
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What a great post. I say there are those battles that you just don’t touch, ever. Shoes are one of them. If they will wear shoes at the age of two, who cares what they look like. Besides that I think they are rather dashing! It would certainly help him stand out in a crowd.
If it makes you feel any better at least they match each other, not something that my five year old’s footwear does very often.
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I think your siblings are just jealous of their lack of cool red boots. So cute that he’s wearing them even into the pool!
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That’s hilarious that he’s wearing the at the pool! So cute too!!
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He’s adorable! And they look red to me :)
When my son was 3 we went shoe shopping and I told him he could pick out any shoes he wanted. Turns out he wanted Hello Kitty Mary Janes. So I let him have them….and he loved them and wore them until they fell apart and that was the end of them. He picked out Bob the Builder shoes after that. People make too big of a deal out of silly things that don’t matter in the long run. Let them wear silly shoes!
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Aw, I think your son looks adorable sporting those red boots!
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He’s adorable, as are his pics.
I’ve been fighting this fight for a long time. My 8-year-old son likes Barbies, goes to dance class and would rather design me dresses with his Project Runway kit then play soccer or baseball or .
He also LOVES girls, and has MAD FLIRTING SKILLS he could teach grown men.
But his manly uncles who “tolerate” my encouragement of him to like and do what he wants, would never let their own sons do the same. To which I maturely respond…”Bite me.”
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Holy cow, Mama Kat, those pictures are priceless. PRICELESS! Can you say J-E-A-L-O-U-S???? Your siblings, I mean, not me. I am totally not jealous, and do not ask myself every spring why I never bought those for my kids so I could have cute pictures like that. No, I do not.
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Teach him some kung-fu….then have him kick them with his pink boots!
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Eh. Those boots are clearly red. Those who think they’re pink, and criticize him, they’re just green (with envy). Cause he’s so cute.
My son always says, “Tough guys wear pink,” but he’s a teenager and can hold his own against critics. If you need help I’ll let you sic him on those bullies, lol!
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1) Superman wears red boots.
2) Even if they were pink… so what? “Judo” Gene Labell is the godfather of grappling in America and in his day, was universally considered the toughest man alive. No one ever laughed when he put on his trademark pink gi.
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