A lot of pixels have been spilled lately about “princess culture;” the idea that we program our daughters to love pink and princess and that this limits them; that we direct them to be “pink” and that absent culture they would grow up to be superior “blue.” As if somehow “blue” were superior. I hate the idea that my DD would ever be blocked in or constrained by my expectations. I’ll cop to this: We own a lot of pink clothes for her. More than we would if I was the sole purchaser of clothing (or if I had any, or offered any, real input outside of occasionally complaining about to wifey). Some of it is unavoidable. Have you ever tried shopping for a 2-year-old girl? If you want to avoid pink you better be ready to dress her in the same 3 outfits. Every day. On the other hand, she is growing up with two brothers, experience the same rough-house play her 2 brothers participate in. She plays at the same games, plays with the same toy...
We tried for one, and we ended up with a bushel of fun.