Her Mother-In-Law Told Her That She’s Going To Make Her Son Gay For Putting Him In A Dress
This woman has a 1-year-old son who has been growing rapidly.
“He already wears a 2T/3T. He also has pretty sensitive skin and seems to have some allergies to certain fabrics and plastics, such as the nylon strap in his highchair. I tried putting him in different smocks and bibs, but they either caused him a rash or didn’t protect his skin from touching the straps,” she said.
In order to solve these issues, she thought it would be best to put her son in a standard onesie, but she wasn’t able to find the size she needed.
She needed onesies that were bigger than a 24-month-old size, which is roughly the same as 2T, yet sometimes runs a bit smaller.
Since she couldn’t track down any onesies that worked, she decided to purchase some plain-colored dresses for her son to wear while he was sitting in his highchair.
This would make things easier because she could tuck the skirt’s material between his legs and underneath the strap to prevent skin irritation.
“The problem started when I mentioned my idea to my mother-in-law. She got upset, saying I would confuse him and maybe even (gasp!) turn him gay,” she explained.
Her mother-in-law continued, saying that she was concerned she would post photos of her son in a dress on social media.
However, she has intentionally refused to post photos of her son on social media in the first place, so this would never even be an issue.
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Putting her son in dresses was never anything she thought too deeply about until her mother-in-law started expressing her opinions to her and other members of her husband’s family.
Once her husband heard that she was putting their son in dresses and that his mother was upset about it, he told her to stop so that there wasn’t any more tension with his mother.
In response, she told him that she wasn’t the one creating issues, adding that she wasn’t the one making a fuss about their son wearing dresses so that his skin wouldn’t get irritated while he was sitting in his highchair.
Later, she found out about a bunch of other clothing possibilities for her son aside from dresses. While she may still continue to put dresses on her son, she’s also considering trying rompers, pajamas, or larger t-shirts.
“He has been to the doctor for his skin sensitivity. They said it was contact dermatitis and to just try to avoid whatever irritates him,” she shared.
“My husband and older daughter also have very sensitive skin, so we already use free and clear detergent and all the other products they make for it.”
In the past, she has attempted to put some fabric over the straps of her son’s highchair, but he would pull it off. But she learned that there are other strategies she could try out.
She never wants to humiliate her children, so if she does decide to continue to put her son in dresses for the time being, she would never take photos of him like this that he would see when he grows up.
Plus, she doesn’t have any concerns that her mother-in-law would post photos of her son in a dress on social media because her mother-in-law isn’t good with technology or social media at all.
“She thought Instagram was a TV show and asked me what channel it was on,” she continued.
Now, she’s planning to have a discussion with her mother-in-law about the situation. In the moment, she was too stunned to respond to her mother-in-law’s concern over her son wearing dresses.
All she could think of to say was that, obviously, dresses don’t cause anyone to be gay.
She was shocked not only by what her mother-in-law said, but she’d never heard her say anything insensitive or prejudiced before.
Her mother-in-law has several friends who are gay, and her mother-in-law has always shown kindness towards her sister, who is pansexual.
While she doesn’t think her mother-in-law is a terrible person, she believes that she can be a bit gullible and convinced to change her views or believe certain things depending on what she sees in the media and what topics are being widely debated.
One time, she and her husband had to have a discussion with his mother to express to her that spending money on Starbucks coffee and avocado toast wasn’t the reason they couldn’t afford to purchase a home.
What would you do if you were in her shoes?
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