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Dad Learns Son is Secretly Wearing His Sister's Clothes & Makeup — Reddit Gave Him The Best Advice

April 6, 2022 at six:41am AM EDT

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The father of a boy who sneaks into his sister's sleeping room to clothing her vesture and makeup needed communication from Reddit afterwards his wife said he was being unfair.

Writing to Reddit's "Am I The A**hole" section, the dad explained of his 10-year-old son, "He's always been quite feminine and that'south fine, he is who he is." But lately, his daughter, xiv, has complained that " her makeup is all messed up and her clothes are missing" and the obvious doubtable is her brother.

The boy admitted to the behavior, which the OP (original poster) told him to stop doing. Simply his married woman said he was being "unreasonable" since their son was "clearly going through a period of expression."

"I volition admit I don't like my son wearing makeup and dresses but that's not the betoken and I wouldn't admit that to him or anyone," wrote the dad. "The indicate is he shouldn't be going into his sis's room and taking her stuff, or dissentious her makeup, especially non without her permission. If he wants his ain stuff he can purchase information technology with his allowance like his sister does."

The OP added that he was not property their son to a different standard than he would a daughter, opposite to his wife's opinion that sisters unremarkably share with each other. "I maintain I'thousand right in respecting my girl'due south boundaries. AITA?"

"NTA," someone declared. "Suggest he plays with his mom's makeup. Let's run across how chill she is with him messing it all up so" calculation, "Realistically though, yous're gonna have to find some way of getting him his own makeup to play with … you lot're at the stage where you become to choose what kind of memories he one mean solar day has of you back when he was figuring himself out."

Someone replied, "'Y'all can't wear makeup' is homophobic. 'You tin't article of clothing Rebecca'due south makeup' is not. It's didactics him to respect other people's things."

The OP responded, "Thank you for this. That's exactly the kind of dad I want to be. I know I'm not quite there yet but I'thou going to work on it, because no affair what my child does or doesn't turn out to be, he's my kid offset and foremost and I have a duty to love and support him."

Someone congratulated the begetter for "didactics your son boundaries, whether he likes to vesture feminine clothes and makeup or not" adding, "'Sisters share' is the most BS excuse in existence, ordinarily in favor of the golden child while the other sister gets everything stolen. If you want to compromise, get your son a makeup set of his own, mayhap some dress that he prefers to wear. If it makes your son happy to wear a dress or a brim and use some mascara, it isn't hurting anyone."

And those with feel denied that sisters frequently share willingly: "My sister and I never shared vesture, neither of u.s.a. wanted to and that was fine" and "As a daughter with a sister, they absolutely DO NOT share … sisters fight near literally everything and personal belongings are a point of serious contention." I said, "My sisters used to concord me down and squeeze lemons into my oral cavity when they defenseless me messing with their things. I would've loved this magical sharing globe that OP's wife seems to live in."

Dad loved the advice to take his son shopping or give him his sister's paw-me-downward article of clothing and reminders that sharing makeup can exist unhygienic. And we honey him for both supporting his girl'due south right to privacy and his son'due south gender expression. Groovy job!

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