She convinced Him to wear a Hat

LOYAL readers know that Buggy likes to make hats out of anything and that she can be, um, insistent in her opinion about what EJ should do, or in this case wear. She likes to wear hats, so she thinks everyone should wear hats. Most of the time, her brother is not too keen on the idea. But this time he relented.

That is fine with Dad. But she better not start pushing him to wear make up, nail polish, and girl clothes!

Ha! Just kidding. Dad doesn't care if he does. Dad heard a bit of wisdom years ago that gives him comfort. When boys play/pretend dress up there are generally no broader gender confusion issues about it at a young age. So parents shouldn't freak out about it if boys don girl things. It is just normal youthful curiosity and imagination.

However, if they want to play/pretend dress up when they are in double digits or older, there might be issues there needing professional intervention.

"I made him wear a hat!"