Thread: People mistaking boys for girls etc

It doesn't bother me at all (I'm actually quite amused by it) but I have had 2 separate comments today about DS, the first: "Ooh, he's a real boy's boy, isn't he?" And the second: "Aww, what's her name?" I don't understand why people are so polarised on this issue! They either seem to think he's really boyish or mistake him for a girl despite being dressed in blue and...

people constantly call my DS 'she'......he does have long blonde hair (i think there's an old pic on my profile), but it's his choice he likes it that way. he dresses in really boyish clothes, and is most definitely 'boyish' in his behaviour but i think people just see the long hair and don't look any further

My ds (4.8) was always thought to be a girl by old ladies standing in queues at the supermarket! He's got short, boyishhair now but until he was 3, it was quite long and curly (surfing look). Even though I dressed him in very boy colours like blue and brown, he still got comments like ahh, isn't she lovely and hasn't she got lovely curly hair! I justgiggled and said he's a boy and even when I said that to one old lady, she...

DS is pretty (PFB emoticon) and has lots of dark curly hair, which we leave longish (well, to his 'collar' anyway) because I don't like short, brutal haircuts on little boys. (He's 19m) He wears unisex or boy clothes in primary colours but with a lot of brown and blue. We still get a fair amount of 'she' and 'her' when we go out! It doesn't bother me in the slightest what complete strangers on the...

I have stopped trying to guess the sex of other peoples DCs as it is impossible to get it right. Have been at the receiving end of a snarky 'Peter is a BOY' comment, despite Peter having long hair, wearing pink leggings and pink pastel coloured shoes. Sorry to stereotype but

I don;t think people are polarised. I think pretty much all babies could be one or the other. You instinctively want to say 'isn't he lovely' and as you are saying it you think, 'blow me, I don't know if it is a he and I don't want to say it so I'll just go ahead and say he and the parent will instantly correct me if I am wrong'

i had the funniest conversation with a bank clerk one day... one who btw should have known ds2 is a boy as she'd been old before and had just set up an account for him! her: 'gosh, she's getting big, how many weeks now?' me: 'he's 12 weeks today' her: 'i can't believe how quick that's gone, is she a good sleeper?' me: 'he's not too bad, definitely better than my other two at...

i don't think ppl look properly before they speak, i have a very lightskinned mixed race DD, one day i was looking after my cousins very darkskinned, not mixed race DS while my dd was at playgroup, i took him to the shop and one of my neighbours said hello 'dd's name' i was like

I upset a mum at ds2 nusrey "Wow she has beautiful blue eyes and what lovely hair!!" the nusrey worker goes its a boy in a wisper ... the little boy had had his hair cut the following monday... felt so daft!!!

LOl at this thread and blood red, maybe she knew that you were saying "he" but was just to embarressed to back track? my dd is mistaken for a boy all the time. she still doesn't have much hair yet (10mo), but surely just because she doesn't having long flowing locks..? i don't always dress her in pink (don't object to it but like a bit of variety), and she does look like her dad, but strangers don't...