I would have told her, "You want to stick to gender roles and stereotypes? Then be seen and not heard and get back to the kitchen where you belong!"

My 4 yr old son asked to have his nails painted when his older sisters had a sleepover with all their girlfriends. The 7 & 8 yr old girls were thrilled to paint his nails every colour he asked for - toes too. He was just happy to be included. He's 15 now and still lets his sisters paint his nails on a Friday night and just takes it off before school on Monday. He's not warped by this. He's just happily hanging out with his family.

The mother was clearly someone who should never have been allowed to have children. Same for her ignorant husband. That poor child couldn't pick his parents.

It's only a BUTTERFLY!!!! Why does his mom have to react so strongly to a BUTTERFLY!!!! My goodness.

I recall reading in an interview with the mother of Nicky Wire (may she rest in peace), that she was so glad her son (Nicky) turned out a bit feminine, because, having two sons, she didn't expect she'd have somebody to talk about "girly stuff". Paraphrased in simple words, of course, couldn't quote now because I couldn't find that interview on the web doing a quick search, anyway, the point is... Mothers, take example from this wise woman who let her sons be who they are and ended up raising up a famous rock star and a recognised poet by letting them shine.

Some people should buy a perfect, beautiful doll that will never run, never get dirty and never develop a mind of their own instead of going through the hassle and shame of having to deal with a real human child! - - - When her son will have anxiety problems as a grown up, she will not understand why since she has always provided everything for him ... Poor kid!

My grandson loves to play with dress up when his sister and cousin play, and yes we let him put on the dress. He is a little boy and doesnt know the difference. He watches the girls and wants to join in the fun with them. Just like my granddaughter loves to play with rocks and loves insects and is not highly fond of dolls. Let children be children and allow their imaginations run wild, thats part of the fun of being a kid. Its doesnt make your son a sissy to want a butterfly face painting, to enjoy cooking or doing things that society says is only meant for the opposite sex.

Keep in mind folks many dads don't hug or give kiss to their son. Not in my house I must hug my son when I leave for work and I must sneak in a little kiss on head. We have all different colors since he cant decide on favorite color. Including a pink chair for him. People need to let this stigmas go.

When I was a park ranger anger, girls would dutifully scream (as they were always told that bugs are “icky”) and the boys would cheer when I told them that they were on a field trip to study bugs. I would do face painting at community events & saw the same things reinforced.

Parents need to ask themselves...many times a day...if their choices are about their children or about themselves. They need to suppress their egos.

When I was a child I would love to play with cars and dolls as well. What´s the problem? I´ll never understand why we want boys to be... idk the word for this... a "macho men"? They´re kids! My daughter has fun with cars and plays football but she loves her disney princesses and be the "mom" for her "babies"... Can we just let them be? I feel sorry for that boy too...

This reminds me of when I worked at McDonald's and people would ask if we had toys for boys/girls when the Happy Meal toys were unisex. Or when kids asked for a specific toy and their parents said 'You can't have that toy, it's for girls/boys.' Seriously? It's just a toy, it's for whoever plays with it.

When he was 5, my nephew loved fairies, his imaginary friend was a fairy. His parents never shamed him, they said he just had a lot of imagination. Now he's 15 years old. He's a confident, sensitive and open minded boy. Because his parents always let him be himself and play however he wanted to play. And he has lots of friends who are not imaginary.

The parents are A-holes! Hopeless idiots, that just don't have a clue on how to be good parents!

Because what's more masculine than a 4-year old boy bawling his eyes out because mommy bullied him into getting something he didn't want? Some people just shouldn't be parents......

I LOVE butterflies. And if I had a so'n and he wanted a f***Ing butterfly he would GET a f***Ing butterfly. Even if that insect would cover his entire face.

This is how my family works and it makes me so, so sad. Working hard on changing mentalities.

How could anyone be so mean to their kid? It would have made him so happy to have the design he wanted. I let my son have Barbies, a little loom that knit socks and a Cherry Merry Muffin dolls. He turned out to be a man who expresses himself freely. Yay!

Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots. 'Cause it's OK to be a boy. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading. 'Cause you think that being a girl is degrading. But secretly you'd love to know what it's like... Wouldn't you? What it feels like for a girl

This is what's wrong with the world. Poor kid

I think the clown is totally correct. In men who were raised with sisters, and learned to share their emotions, like the girls, they turned out to be loving, understanding and well rounded men. This dominant macho s**t shaming needs to stop. That mom needs to be so ashamed of herself! But also, I’m pretty sure she is terrified of gay people, too. Maybe even afraid of her own emotions s and feelings she has never confronted, because of how she, was raised.

Poor kid is doomed.

people will not like what i have to say. but... i blame this gender theory stuff, nd gender identity on this. you have your pwesonality, there should not be such thing as masculine or feminine pinting, activities, sports... you do you . you dont need to question your sexuality and identity because you are a girl that likes football and beer, or a man that likes flowers and uses make up. you are you, no need to say you fell a woman or a man because your tastes dont go with what society wants. talking about gender identity, not transexuality, because they are two diferent things.

If I was that clown, I would have painted a blue butterfly, but with skulls on its wings. Hey, I did what you asked me to! *smug grin*

So sad and frustrating. I used to teach horseback riding lessons and had one little boy who absolutely loved it. He was only 5 years old but his dad was so worried that it would "turn him gay" that the poor kid ended up not continuing with the sport. I mean seriously, WTF? I also have a friend who wanted to name her son Jake, but her husband was against it due to the role Jake Gyllenhaal played in Brokeback Mountain.??????? Sorry, but you are going to be the world's shittiest parent if you are that worried about your child's future sexuality. How fragile does your masculinity have to be to think like that? It baffles me!

I dont actually give a f**k about what is drawn on the faces of children per their gender or whatever, but when it is my kid you best ask me before you touch my child. Parents are 100% in charge of their children. A child looking around during a face painting sesion may not have permission yet. You take the what is being painted to a whole new level just to distract that children cannot consent and the whole discussion of face painting 1, and what to get painted 2, is entirely between the child and the parent. Stop using this and your stupid "f*ck you voice" when dealing with parents or you wont have a job.

its sad. its disturbing how parents think and why they wont allow some things. so when this kid gets older and hes depressed or worse he gets a gun and blow his parent brains out there is no one to blame but mommy. well dad too for being so passive. ugh i hate this country right now and all the f****n a*****e republicans who despise gays, blacks, mexicans, transgenders.....you get the idea. i want a world where we care for one another and help each other and give to each other. it wont happen with this birdbrain we have running this counrty with his racist hateful ideas.

There is a strong bias towards gender stereotypes that is cultural : some colors or type of clothing are meant for girls and not boys. Can't wear pink or wear a dress or skirt or paint your nails if you're a guy. Pink used to be a masculine color in the XVIII century, men wore wigs and make-up, blue was the color of Mary, therefore a feminine color, and in the XVIIII all kids wore long dresses, boys and girls. Homophobia and transphobia are part of nowadays Heteronormativity.

Man am I glad I didn't have parents that dictate my interests for me. Now let me make this clear; I am the most flagrant crossdresser you can imagine, so rest assured that when I say I absolutely adore violent movies and games, weapons of all shapes and sizes, and the beauty that is a throne of skulls, it's got nothing to do with male stereotypes; that s**t is just really f*****g cool in my eyes. Thanks for letting me wear dresses as I rend the flesh of my enemies from their bones, mom!

These parents are incredibly insecure and the child is suffering because of it. This is very sad.

I let me son wear whatever he wants. He comes with me to get mani pedis. Guess where that started? Disney in the pirate area. So sure. I let him do whatever. Same goes for my daughter that has never had a girly party. She hates dolls. Look I grew up with 3 brothers. 2 of whom allowed me to dress them in bras, wigs, makeup, etc and then we'd go outside and tried to fool the neighborhood kids. My brothers Live telling the story. We only have one pic as proof.

A wonderful compromise would have been a death head moth.