Nils Pickert's 5-year-old son loves wearing dresses.
Sadly there is a distinct lack of dress-wearing male role models in the local area so Nils decided to fill that gap by donning a skirt himself. And thus MyDaily has a new favourite person ever.
"I had only one option left," Nils said to the German feminist magazine, EMMA. "To broaden my shoulders for my little buddy and dress in a skirt myself."
Nils explained that living in a very traditional and very religious South German town, his son's wardrobe choices had left him isolated by his peers.
"I forgot to notify the nursery-school teachers to have an eye on my boy not being laughed at because of his fondness of dresses and skirts. Shortly after moving he didn't dare to go to nursery-school wearing a skirt or a dress any more."
BUT has the strategy worked?
According to Nils, "when other boys (and it's nearly always boys) want to make fun of him [he] says: "You only don't dare to wear skirts and dresses because your dads don't dare to either."
Aaaaand because we love dresses too, here are some of our favourites!
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Why not, women were turned away from public spaces in the 19th century for wearing cycling dress (bloomers), even in the 1960's the cross gender dressing took some coming to terms with by the establishment. Bring on the skirts for all. We are in the 21st century! Very sweet and corageous act by Dad, always good to break the mould!
ktsedgwick: Why not, women were turned away from public spaces in
I wonder what/who put the idea into the boys head at four or five to ask to wear a dress, is it what he saw daddy doing?? Has the boy been manipulated in a way to allow daddy to do his thing openly and used as a alibi? notice daddy has a maching handbag too!. How sad is this world is becoming.
carneliancrystal: I wonder what/who put the idea into the boys head
AWESOME ? why is it AWESOME ? i think both the Father AND the Mother need to find out WHY this boy want.s to dress like a girl . encouraging him by dressing the same is NOT the answer ! if you think this is AWESOME D.a.i.l.y. then YOU clearly need help TOO !
some facts for you Gormacbudes .... 1/ i HATE footy . i.m into RUGBY ! .... 2/ i dont drink booze now ! .... 3/ i.m not homophobic . i have quite a few bi & gay mates . male & female ! never ASSUME cuz you end up making a fool of yourself ! :P
elek: some facts for you Gormacbudes .... 1/ i HATE footy
I fail to see how the father is not percieved as a role model and other role models are so essential. Also Beckham's apparel is quite normal in some Eastern countries so he was not cross dressing. A further point is that womeni in trousers and jackets and so forth are wearing feminine cut clothes usually and to see women is a male cut suit would be cross dressing I'm not sure whether the uniform wear of the Chinese people,post their communist revolution, was identical or not. Even that may have had a female/male differentiation not obvious to the Western eye. Cross dressing is an intentional wearing of clothes designed, and made, for the opposite sex not the wearing of a similar garment to those of the opposite sex. Quite straight forward really and practiced far more than many people realise and usually has nothing to do with the sexual orientation of the person involved, contrary to common belief,
nib2: I fail to see how the father is not percieved
AWESOME ? wtf is AWESOME about it ? i think the Father AND the Mother need to find out WHY this boy want.s to dress like a girl . encouraging him is NOT the solution !
How sad for this poor child, it is quite obvious Mummy wanted a little girl so chooses to imagine she has one by dressing her toddler son in girls clothes, and the father goes along with it, or is he a bit touched?
Mackiver: How sad for this poor child, it is quite obvious
If that's what he wants to do, that's what he wants to do. When my son was yound one of his (male) friends wore Barbie slippers in the house...though not outside because his dad drew the line at anyone else seeing it. Yes, he turned out very effeminate and, yes, he hangs around with girls now even though he's never actually had a girl friend...and, no, my son doesn't hang around with him anymore because he didn't like how he was turning out as he grew up...but that's just the way things are.
If his family and friends support him, and he doesn't mind the teasing from other kids, then I say let him do what he wants...it's his life afterall.
TheLastBondsman: If that's what he wants to do, that's what he
You obviously haven't read what I've said. Perhaps if you actually do then you'll see that I'm quite accepting of whether this little boy wants to wear a dress or not.
As for my son or the rest of my family being "p.r.e.j.u.d.i.c.e", as you stupidly put it, because he no longer wants to hang around with someone who's likes and dislikes are different from his own...well, what can I say? Kids hang around with other kids who like the same sort of things...he chose NOT to hang around with this other boy because the other boy became very effeminate, liked girls things like make-up and stuff, and wanted to only hang around with girls of his age. My son wasn't into these sorts of things so he started hanging around with other people who were into the same things as him. I suppose, to you, that "says a lot" about my son...but, then, I don't really care about your opinion other than to put you straight on a few thing.
I hope this isn't some kind "You hate gays" comment by you because, if it is, then you obviously haven't got a clue...
TheLastBondsman: You obviously haven't read what I've said. Perhaps if you
Warr writes - "SADLY there is a distinct lack of dress-wearing male role models in the local area
Why is it 'SAD' that men don't want to walk around in women's dresses? Children do not go out and buy their own clothes, so obviously, the parents (or father) went out and bought the child the dresses. Children wear the clothes that parents buy for them and put them in. Someone wrote on here 'the child will grow up to be loved'....almost all children will grow up to be loved by their parents, and they don't need to put boys in dresses for that to happen. This is not a kilt, it's a DRESS, designed for a female. If the child wants to wear women's clothes, let them decide for themselves when they are old enough to understand. As it is, the father is opening the child up to years of finger pointing, verbal and possibly physical abuse. All those on here who say live and let live, or call others names for disagreeing with what this man is doing, just answer this, how many of YOU would walk down the street with your 5 year old son in a girls dress subjecting him to ridicule, probably none of you I'd guess. Who is the more caring parent, the one who would subject a child to possible ridicule and abuse by dressing him as a girl and walking him down a street in public, or the one who wouldn't!!!
Beorma69: Warr writes - "SADLY there is a distinct lack of
If I tried to dress my young son up as a girl I know he'd freak out on me because as I joke I did one day but I had to beg him and tell him I just wanted to see what he looked like as a girl and that was the first and last time I ever got to do that....he loves to choose his clothes and they are definitely boys clothes, infact now at the age of 8 he doesn't even want me to choose his clothes...I wonder where he got the likeing to dress as a girl?
Little boys go through really weird phases for example my cousin was 6 when he developed a glitter obsession and insisted on running around covered in the stuff and he grew up to be perfectly normal so no harm was done. up until the 20th century It was completely normal for a boy to wear a dress, I was once shocked when observing a painting at school of what look like a pretty little girl with blond ringlets and a white dress with a blue flower embroidered down the sleeve but when I looked at the description it identified the the child as Henry Tudor (otherwise know as Henry the 8th), it is only in the last few decades that gender separation in clothes etc has become the norm. I would however like to point out that I'm not sure It's wise to allow a little boy to run amok with his fondness for girls clothing or he might develope difficulties growing up and his father making it seem like it's ok won't help either. Maybe his father should set more boundaries so he doesn't end up have a son who wants to turn up for his non school uniform day in a party dress.
mddonovanmeg: Little boys go through really weird phases for example my
Let him wear it, there's nothing wrong with it at all. I don't hear people bitching about Angelina and Brads daughter Shiloh wanting to wear boys clothes and to be called John, kids will be what they want and choose what they feel comfortable wearing. My 8 yr old son loves dressing up and he wears his costumes out all the time. I have a friend who also like to cross dress and he has been like it all his life in fact his the most nicest person I have ever met and he's very happy with his life.
farrelljoe90: Let him wear it, there's nothing wrong with it at
It might seem odd for males to wear dresses/skirts as they are deemed as feminine however it is not deemed odd for females to wear trousers. Look back in history and males wore tunics, the Scottish wear Kilts. At the end of the day they are just clothes.
Bebhion: It might seem odd for males to wear dresses/skirts as
History tells us that the kilt for men and trousers for women were worn as practical measures because of the nature of the work each had to do at the time. It had nothing to do with sexual orientation or "fashion" or, indeed, childish whimsy. I am sure the Scots would back me up if I say that the wearing of a kilt is definitely not the same as wearing women's dresses! The kilt is a masculine form of dress... this boy is wearing a girl's dress and therefore he [the father] is presenting the child as of a feminine orientation, whereas the child is of an age where he cannot know the difference. It is up to the parents to tell him... in the nicest possible way ... that he will be less liked and most likely bullied if he continues to dress in this way. It's just a life lesson... that's all.
Magdollar: History tells us that the kilt for men and trousers
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If his family and friends support him, and he doesn't mind the teasing from other kids, then I say let him do what he wants...it's his life afterall.
As for my son or the rest of my family being "p.r.e.j.u.d.i.c.e", as you stupidly put it, because he no longer wants to hang around with someone who's likes and dislikes are different from his own...well, what can I say? Kids hang around with other kids who like the same sort of things...he chose NOT to hang around with this other boy because the other boy became very effeminate, liked girls things like make-up and stuff, and wanted to only hang around with girls of his age. My son wasn't into these sorts of things so he started hanging around with other people who were into the same things as him. I suppose, to you, that "says a lot" about my son...but, then, I don't really care about your opinion other than to put you straight on a few thing.
I hope this isn't some kind "You hate gays" comment by you because, if it is, then you obviously haven't got a clue...
Why is it 'SAD' that men don't want to walk around in women's dresses? Children do not go out and buy their own clothes, so obviously, the parents (or father) went out and bought the child the dresses. Children wear the clothes that parents buy for them and put them in. Someone wrote on here 'the child will grow up to be loved'....almost all children will grow up to be loved by their parents, and they don't need to put boys in dresses for that to happen. This is not a kilt, it's a DRESS, designed for a female. If the child wants to wear women's clothes, let them decide for themselves when they are old enough to understand. As it is, the father is opening the child up to years of finger pointing, verbal and possibly physical abuse. All those on here who say live and let live, or call others names for disagreeing with what this man is doing, just answer this, how many of YOU would walk down the street with your 5 year old son in a girls dress subjecting him to ridicule, probably none of you I'd guess. Who is the more caring parent, the one who would subject a child to possible ridicule and abuse by dressing him as a girl and walking him down a street in public, or the one who wouldn't!!!