We got mistaken for a girl :(

MommaEA · June 2011

Elliot and I were toy shopping at Walmart. I wanted to get him a jack in the box and was trying to decide between two. I was holding it up for him to watch and some lady walked by and said, "I think she likes it." He was wearing an orange, red, and white romper with frogs on it and a frog bib. I have been told that he is pretty for a boy- he has long eyelashes. I guess I am going to have to dress him in blue with cars or sports.

Actually, this isn't really a big deal to me. It just kind of surprised me. He is such a boy!

CFH79 · June 2011

Honor gets called a boy all.the.time. It doesn't matter what she's wearing. That's why, on the weekends, she's in a bow or flower headband if we leave the house.

But I've come to the conclusion that most people go with "boy" or "girl" all the time and don't really take in the clothing, situation, etc.

xxbabycakesxx · June 2011

did yo correct the lady? was she embarrassed?

JRP00 · June 2011

Brooklyn gets called a boy at least ones a week. Even when she is wearing a brown dress with BIG pink flowers. She even was wearing a headband.Every time it bothers me but being pregnant and having a baby you really realize what idiots are out there that will say anything.

MommaEA · June 2011

xxbabycakesxx:
did yo correct the lady? was she embarrassed?

She walked away before I really had a chance.

mdlytle · June 2011

I have always even before having lo been careful to look at what the baby is wearing etc before commenting he or she. However, Evie can be wear a total girl outfit, pink paci, whatever and I've had several people say he or boy! Some people are just silly!

principessa81 · June 2011

Tony is constantly mistaken for a girl. It's definitely the hair!

lulu8109 · June 2011

I honestly think that people do NOT think before speaking, ha. We got that LO was a girl the other day. He also has pretty eyelashes. I don't get offended. It must mean our LOs are pretty, haha. Nothing wrong with that!

kat81again2 · June 2011

DS has been mistaken for a girl before. He wears a lot of neutral clothes and a couple of his outfits (which he has since outgrown) were more on the girly side. He also has ridiculously long lashes. And the first word that comes to my mind when I look at him is "beautiful," not "handsome." So yeah, he looks like a girl sometimes. But it doesn't bother me. And most of his clothes are pretty masculine, as almost all of his clothes are gifts anyhow. I feel bad for his younger sister, if he ever has one, because she will get all of his hand-me-downs and people will think she's a boy. But I really think the clothes are neutral, so be it.

jillybean800 · June 2011

I also have a "beautiful" boy. But I think I also figured out how people make the call: Hair? Girl. Bald? Boy. Even though it makes NO SENSE, I think that's what people do!

Ds Mama · June 2011

D gets mistaken for a boy a lot. I understand if she's wearing a blue dress in her green car seat but I may be unintentionally giving WTF looks if she's wearing head to toe pink.

belizeitornot · June 2011

H has been mistaken for a boy more than once and I don't think she looks particularly boy-ish. And each time she's either been in pink or had a pink blanket with her. (Once, it was even the pediatrician who referred to her as "him" Huh? . Dude, you have the chart RIGHT. THERE.)

I want to believe it's that people are so incredibly open minded and non-conformist that it's totes not a big deal for a boy baby to wear pink, but my realistic side knows they just don't think before speaking.

stephy1221 · June 2011

We get "he is so cute" from time to time I just smile and say thanks. Sometimes it happens even when she is wearing an outfit that is in my opinion very feminine. It is mostly older people though who just want to be freindly so I don't like to make them feel bad by correcting them.

MommaEA · June 2011

zerf77:

H has been mistaken for a boy more than once and I don't think she looks particularly boy-ish. And each time she's either been in pink or had a pink blanket with her. (Once, it was even the pediatrician who referred to her as "him" . Dude, you have the chart RIGHT. THERE.)

I want to believe it's that people are so incredibly open minded and non-conformist that it's totes not a big deal for a boy baby to wear pink, but my realistic side knows they just don't think before speaking.

Our pedi always says, "Hey Guy". Maybe it is just his little pet name for baby boys, but I think he just does it to be safe that he doesn't call a kiddo by the wrong name. I always think, don't you look at the chart before you come in? Come on!

JLSmith124 · July 2011

We have the same issue. A has big blue eyes with long lashes.

I can have him in all blue and brown and everyone will still ask if he is a girl

CFH79 · July 2011

MommaEA:
zerf77:

H has been mistaken for a boy more than once and I don't think she looks particularly boy-ish. And each time she's either been in pink or had a pink blanket with her. (Once, it was even the pediatrician who referred to her as "him" . Dude, you have the chart RIGHT. THERE.)

I want to believe it's that people are so incredibly open minded and non-conformist that it's totes not a big deal for a boy baby to wear pink, but my realistic side knows they just don't think before speaking.

Our pedi always says, "Hey Guy". Maybe it is just his little pet name for baby boys, but I think he just does it to be safe that he doesn't call a kiddo by the wrong name. I always think, don't you look at the chart before you come in? Come on!

That would annoy me. Our pedi always calls Honor by her name.

EVM1216 · July 2011

Men and most older women almost always call Evie a boy, younger women usually get it right.

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