Mom Defends Son's 'Daphne' Halloween Costume

Exactly!! How do you think children grow up to be intolerant of others?? THEIR PARENTS.

Let kids be kids and stop trying to "mold" them into strict gender roles. That stuff didn't work in the past and it won't work in the future. Let your child grow up to be the person he is and teach your child that love and acceptance should be practiced instead of hate and ridicule.
I remember back in 1950's in kindergarten we had a little play kitchen with sink, stove, fridge, etc, and another room with a cradle and a baby, etc. Boys and girls often took turns being the "daddy" & mommy". One day a boy told me I couldn't be the "daddy" because I wasn't a boy. I told him "Oh yeah? I can be the daddy if I want to." And then I socked him. (Yeah yeah, I got stood in the corner for it, so leave me alone. Besides, I was only 4). Long story short is this ...... we ALL played whatever roles we wanted, and no one's psyche was ever permanently scarred. I can't think of a better way to teach kids acceptance besides letting them role play and reverse role play. All the parents who ridiculed the kid in this story did so because they were not secure in their own gender and felt threatened. Think about it. Nuff said.

You are totally right. I find that the CHRISTIAN mothers judge this sweet, innocent, little boy when yet God doesn't judge and do you really want to undermine his authority? Because we all know where you end up in the end. That is real sad and you shouldn't be considered Christian.

"Sarah" should take action, even if it is only to write a letter to her local newspaper and point out their so-called "Christian" behavior. I never learned to make fun of other people when I was growing up in the Church.

Also, Sarah should have said something to whoever runs that pre-school. Maybe they should be screening parents as well as children to keep out the "baddies". The school should send out notices to all the parents about the kind of behavior expected by both children and parents. Especially as it is a Christian based school.

I am not a litigious person, but someone out there would sue those malicious parents for potentially psychologically damaging that little boy and win.

From a dad's perspective; I am what some consider a macho type of a guy, I workout a lot and play sports. (age has slowed the sports play considerably. lol) With that said, my middle son (he is six) loves Scoob, and I would have absolutely no issues if he wanted to be one of the two female characters. It would be completely innocent. It's not like the child wanted to dress as a stripper. In fact some of the teenage girls shoulkdn't be dressing like the women they are trying to represent. Adults are idiots, plain and simple. And it's always the moms, you rearly see dads prying and being nosey about this kind of non-sense that is absolutely no business of ours. I gotta say, this mom handled it way better than my wife would have. My wife is far from a violent person, but like many of you out there, the automatic defense button is pushed. Someone would have been picking their teeth up off of the floor. What this mom may have tought her son was to be yourself, no matter what people think of you.

There would be no way I would let my son dress up like a woman on Halloween! I would be afraid that I would start something that he would have to deal with. Boys are NOT women. Period...unless you know they are/will be gay. Then that is acceptable. He can't help that.

Sarah u are an AWESOME mom and right on the money. If a girl dresses as a male character its not even noticed. More children in the world should have moms like this. Comments from these bully moms are sickening but to each their own, their children are the ones that grow up to be bullies and judge ppl by their appearences or beliefs etc.etc. As someone already said, just wearing a costume has nothing to do with ur now or later sexual preferences, and SO WHAT IF he turns out to be gay, so what? The costume did it? LoL, well u just cant fix stupid! Go Sarah, all the best to u and ur family, u are doing the right thing, this should have never been blown out of context the way it is now. Suppose to be a fun Holiday.

IT IS SO VERY FUNNY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT COSTUME THOSE BULLYING MOMS SHOULD HAVE WORN FOR HALLOWEEN? ANSWER: LATENT, HOMOSEXUAL MEN WHO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT!

Mamma has been making an undue fuss over this since it came to light on FaceBook. She is only partly (very little) right. If he doesn't continue to have a propensity toward being identified as a "girl'" then no big deal.. But, I'd buy action figures rather than Barbie dolls for him just to be on the "safe" side.We have enough grown up "sissies" trying to influence the rest of our culture. Bottom line - - the rest of the ladies out there should shut up and let the kids be kids. (Boys are girls really are different)

GOOD JOB, Sarah--you did what I would have done, spoken up to those closed-minded, ignorant, insensitive Moms--THEY are the ones with the problem. Hopefully, your son learned a valuable lesson from this horrible experience that a 5-year-old should not have gone through. Those "Christian" Moms need to get a life--obviously, they are bored with their sad lives & have nothing better to do--hey Moms: go volunteer your time to a valuable cause

Christians are usually the most damning of all . These mothers are very uneducated to believe the way a child dresses for halloween will determine thier sexuality in the future. People need to keep thier ignorant opinions to themselves.

Thank you! This is all true. What deeply shocked me was when it said mothers, Christian or no. All the mothers in my area would laugh at that and not make rude comments. After all it was a 5yr. old.

HEY...GET A GRIB......MY SON AND HIS BEST FRIEND..DRESS AS OLD MARRIED COULD FOR HALLOWEEN..HIS FRIEND PLAYED THE WIFE.....(THEY BOTH ARE 13 YRS..) DIDN'T THINK TWICE.....LET KIDS BE KIDS...IT IS SUCH A SHORT TO HAVE FUN......LYDIA

I agree with you totally, let the kids play,,parents are so worried about what others might think..shame on you..I was a single mom and raised two wonderful kids and now they are in their mid-twenties and both were like night and day growing up,my daughter was the one who loved to read, she got super grades in school, dressed very neatly and then theres my son, complete opposite, he hated school, loved music, started a heavy metal band, dressed sloppy, but both were my babies and I encouraged both of them to do what makes them happy in life, and they have continued to just make me so proud of them,this situation should not have even been an issue AOL,This is just a kid having fun..come on...what has happened to people--- laughing, joking and allowing our children to have fun, its their childhood, they are not machines, stop putting cell phones, computers, and everyother such thing in their hands, let them have fun in a more childlike. natural way...Well i know someone who would be proud if he were alive and thats "Melton Berle">>LOL...sense of humor is a gift from god and it allows the mind a natural high...So stop all this hate and let the children have fun..
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Why is it okay for a girl to dress up as a man or male character? why is it that girls can be scooby or shaggy and no one thinks the wiser? why do people have problems with girls that act like tomboys? just because a boy wants to be a girl character, i say all the more power to him, and that to each his or her own. its no business but the boy and his mothers. and i say to the mother of the boy, i think you are awesome for letting your son do it and i think your son chose an awesome character. boys need to be in touch with feminine things early in order for them to truly understand how women work when they are older. otherwise they become sexist pigs.
so all in all, your awesome, i applaud you.

too many people worry about others, a loving mother helps her son, thats whats its about. she cares, she listens she helps her son, while the other moms are just busy bodies. you have time too worry, about others, donate your time to homeless or food networks, worry about those who cant, not those who love

Last yr my daughter dressed up as Anakin from stars wars. The boys in her class all made fun of her for wearing a "boys" costume, and the parents thought it was great. The complete opposite thing happened, but my daughter felt bad and really didnt enjoy herself. bottomline until everyone learns "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all, people are going to get hurt.. but come on people it is Halloween!!!! The one day kids can dress up in WHATEVER they like!!!!

well I guess that we have see a lot of crazy comments here. Self serving selfish ignorant parents like the Chaz Goodman and you others. You are supposed to raise your children to have respect for themselves so that others will respect them. Why do you freeky parents always insist on throwing you children to the wolves? Now that is hateful!

You have proven that you do not have the ability to do the simple act of thinking beyound you own selfishness.

It is highly unlikely the action will lead to homosexuality, however it could manifest itself into possible a cross dressing obsession if it continues through puberty, most transvestites are not homosexuals, but they overwhelmingly attest to the fact their obsession to dress as the opposite gender can be traced back into early childhood, and Halloween is a common marker, as it gave them the oppertunity to freely express their interest in the act.