This is bugging me. Stupidly.

[iamgrace]

I know I should not care, and I don't really, but I cannot get over a woman yesterday at playgroup thinking Henry was a girl. She has thought this for weeks. Wtf. Like, I know I need to get his hair cut, but COME on. His name is Henry. He wears obviously masculine clothes. Like, I mean, really?

she was commenting how her grandson was the only boy there, and calling Henry she, her, little girl to his face. He was like wtf, mom?

I said "it's a boy!" Lol. She was (and probably still is) really confused. So weird. She otherwise seems pretty with it. 

[melindafelinda]

People are morons. Like really.

[Muddled]

She's drunk. Call CPS.

You make pretty babies. That's all there is to it.

[jaycee]

I had my son in a blue striped sweater and someone thought he was a girl. They're idiots.

[iamgrace]

[iamgrace]

His hair really is really nuts. lol

[nahoku]

She is a dumbhead.

[meggers5]

My god he's your twin.

[hanksmom]

He is precious! People are dumb.

[rupertpenny]

That would probably bother me too. And I'd also be annoyed with myself. Before B was born I was all "gender is a social construct! Who cares if anyone knows the sex of my baby!" Then she was born and people kept calling her "little man" and I spent a million dollars in hair bows on Etsy haha.

[janiejones]

She's on the drugs.

[tulip]

WTF is wrong with her?!? He's obviously a boy, what a nut bag.

I had DD in all pink and the cashier at BRU thought she was a boy when she was around 10 months. People are not smart....

[rupertpenny]

Also, whenever I'm out with her people ask me if she's a boy or girl. When I say girl they ask "why no hair?" like it is a personal choice or something, lol. This happens several times a week. I don't know why hair=girl and bald=boy even for infants, but it seems to be a global phenomenon.

[iamgrace]

Apr 17, 2014 8:06:42 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

Also, whenever I'm out with her people ask me if she's a boy or girl. When I say girl they ask "why no hair?" like it is a personal choice or something, lol. This happens several times a week. I don't know why hair=girl and bald=boy even for infants, but it seems to be a global phenomenon.

Why no hair? Lol. People really are dumb.

[Deleted]

She's an idiot. He so handsome!

[pinkpinot]

My son constantly gets mistaken for a girl. It doesn't bother me because people are dumb but like how hard is it to JUST ASK IF YOU'RE NOT SURE?

[mrsukyankee]

I had very short hair as a little girl and even up to 13 was called a boy (yeah, thanks late development)...it was because the hair was short and I tended to have dirty ripped up clothing because I was sporty and active.

[fivechickens]

My kids were bald for their first 1-1.5 years. I dressed them in pinks and purples. Girly stuff. They had pink coats, pink/purple/multi pink & purple colored blankets and pink carseats. People STILL asked if they were boys or girls or referred to them as he.

Seriously annoying.

[luvvy]

Call her sir next time you see her.

[cville]

Apr 17, 2014 8:19:54 GMT -5 fivechickens said:

My kids were bald for their first 1-1.5 years. I dressed them in pinks and purples. Girly stuff. They had pink coats, pink/purple/multi pink & purple colored blankets and pink carseats. People STILL asked if they were boys or girls or referred to them as he.

Seriously annoying.

I had this with L.

One time when she was about 18 months, she was dressed in pink, carrying a pink baby doll, and drinking from a pink sippy cup, and some old lady at the Five Guys was like "what's his name?"  When I said she was a girl, the old bat wa like "she doesn't have a bow!"  Yes.  Because unless I paste a bow to her head, there were NO OTHER CLUES.

THIS IS WHY I HATE LARGE BOWS ON EVERY GIRL EVER.


Sorry this happens to you with Henry, iamgrace.  He looks like a male you, so I don't know what that grandma was thinking.

[Deleted]

Apr 17, 2014 8:06:42 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

Also, whenever I'm out with her people ask me if she's a boy or girl. When I say girl they ask "why no hair?" like it is a personal choice or something, lol. This happens several times a week. I don't know why hair=girl and bald=boy even for infants, but it seems to be a global phenomenon.

DD was born with a lot of hair, wearing purple with a pink blanket and I heard "what a sweet boy" 

i realize boys can wear pink, but really?

[anlo]

"Oh, you poor dear. I've been calling him Henry since we arrived. Perhaps you should have your hearing checked? I know that's a common problem at your age."

[Deleted]

My oldest was called a boy ALL THE DAMN TIME, even while in a pink carseat with a pink onesie on that says "I am not a boy". That lady was dumb.

[daisyheadmaizie]

She was an idiot. He is adorable and does not look like a girl.

[jaylea]

Apr 17, 2014 8:28:10 GMT -5 Que? said:

Apr 17, 2014 7:53:41 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

he doesn't look like a girl. She was being a bitch about his hair being long.

This was my first thought. Passive aggressive bitch.

Mine too. The olds are annoying about hair.

[Deleted]

I see people do this all the time. My son was once wearing a onesie that said "Mama's Little Man." and some lady still called him a she. Sometimes it's hard to tell with babies, but look at the clues, people!

[Deleted]

He does not look like a girl. At all!

I worry that people think my DS is a girl because of his long hair. I just can't cut it, he loves his hair.

[ErinExpat]

People tell me that L looks like a boy, whatever. I dress her in pink sometimes, but not exclusively.

She has some hair, but not a ton, and it's fairly light.

This is an excerpt from a conversation I had with a custodian in my complex:

"Aw, baby. Boy?"
"She's a girl."
"Hi, baby. Boy?"
"Girl."
"Boy."
"Okay."

[kristie]

Campbell gets called a boy a lot, but it is mostly my fault. I like girls in blue, her car seat and stroller are kiwi green (my favorite color), her name, and her hair make her look like she is wearing a hair piece especially if it is parted. I should put more bows in her hair, but that doesn't always help. Even when she is in a pink outfit, she gets called him. I don't care, but it sounds like your woman was being bitchy and not an honest mistake.

[rex]

she was definitely being a bitch about his hair. but she needs to stfu because his hair is awesome!

i have luckily run into very considerate people. they say "aw your baby is so cute!" or "look how happy the baby is." and then they ask "is your baby a boy or a girl?"

it baffles me. i expected stupidity! L does not always wear pink or a headband.

and when i was pregnant i got zero comments and no one tried to touch my belly. yay massachusetts!