Not being restricted by gender stereotypes means...
Coming home with 12 items of clothing for the kids from the op shop instead of 3. Shmoo loves his silky soft, stripey PJ pants; Loo adores the dark pink t-shirt with the happy, glittery cat on the front; and Beanie is thrilled to have pale pink, flowery, soft flannelette PJ pants and a PJ top with a a pink and green flowery Babushka doll on it.
Happy kids and bargain prices. Who cares that most of it was from the 'girls' section!? The only issue I have is that girls' clothing is so much more 'fitted' than boys' clothing of the same size, even for size 2-3 stuff. I usually have to go up at least 2 sizes when selecting from the girls' section. I know that typically boys are slightly taller and heavier than girls of the same age but not by that much... it's ridiculous! My boys are all on the shorter, skinnier side of average for their ages and the differences in clothing sizes are still very noticeable. It's a very sad state of affairs when girls are subjected to this kind of pressure, even if subtly, from such a young age. No wonder so many women have grown up to feel self-conscious and unhappy about the size and shape of their body.
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