This Dad's Superhero Cape Is A Skirt

BuzzFeed ^ | Aug 28 2012 | Ray S

[PeterPrinciple]

And they ARE *my* thoughts,

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Well I am glad you think you are inferior. I am happy to know that and I now support your thinking. I will promote your cause.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Too bad your first reaction to someone you don’t know - but who must be a similar conservative, nonetheless - is to jump down the throat. And then name-call. Not the behavior of a gentleman, and not very wise, either.

(BTW I wasn’t commenting on the *article*, but typical reactions to it.)

[Antoninus]

What will he do if his kid decides he likes to start fires or shoot heroin?

I think the answer is obvious. Score him a lighter and some clean needles.

[Army Air Corps]

Never mind Scots and Romans and just about every ancient man wore “skirts”. Hell, even in Siam men wore skirts, women wore “pants”.

Even in cultures where men wore "skirts," there were seperate "skirts" that were culturally identified for men and women. Even now, there are seperate trousers for men in women in Western society. Is the boy wearing a kilt (namely, one intended for wear by men)? Nope. Is dad wearing a kilt? Nope. It isn't so much the boy's desire to wear an article of clothing as much as it is about a dad indulging a child's whims rather than guiding and teaching his child.

[Eva]

I was about to ask how a five year old even knows that he likes to wear a dress, but then I remembered that I know someone who is having this same problem. The kid doesn’t wear dresses, but he plays with dolls and would probably like to dress the same way, but he can’t if no one buys him a dress.

What would you do? …certainly not wear a skirt.

My husband advised him to get professional help and take away all the dolls. The wife keeps buying them for him.