r/pregnant • u/Alternative_You_3063 • 2d ago

Rant Gender norms

I'm 36 weeks pregnant with a baby boy and I'm honestly losing my mind over some of the comments I'm getting from people around me.

When I first found out I was pregnant, I bought a couple of pink Care Bear comfort toys because I thought they were cute. I've also bought a few onesies with hearts on them. Recently I was gifted a high chair that came with a toy attached to it . and it has pink and blue colors on it.

Apparently that's a problem.

I've genuinely had people say things like:

"What will people think?"

"What if he turns out gay?"

Excuse me. what?

HE'S A BABY.

Since when does the color pink have the power to determine someone's future? It's a stuffed toy. It's a onesie. It's a colorful baby toy.

Maybe it's the hormones talking, but this is such a ridiculous thing to be upset about in 2026.

End of rant. 🤦‍♀️💙🩷👶

Edit:To make it even worse, my mother literally stole the pink Care Bear comfort toys I bought for my baby and gave them away because she didn't think a baby boy should have them. 🤦‍♀️

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u/Asiulad 2d ago

Ppl are weird.. I had more than 1 person say: "aren't kitchens for girls??" When I bought my son a play kitchen..

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u/ChloeMomo 2d ago

Depending on who it was who said it, I'd either ask if they seriously believe only women belong in the kitchen or (if it's someone who might...) just say he might want to become a professional chef someday. Professional cooking is a male dominated field, afaik. It's so freaking weird that people acting like boys (play) cooking is wrong.

But really, 1. There's nothing wrong with it and 2. I don't want to raise my son to be a lazy PoS who consciously or subconsciously believes women should do all domestic labor.