One mom has quite the dilemma on her hands.
Well, her son’s hands, that is.
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That’s because her nine-year-old son asked if he could wear fake nails around the house.
On one hand, she supports her son’s choices to express himself, but on the other, she’s worried about what society will think.
Keep reading for more.
This torn mama brought her question to the website, Answers Mama Uncut.
This is where mothers get non-BS answers about issues troubling them most about motherhood.
She started by sharing that her nine-year-old son likes to run around the house in heels and watches videos of boys doing their makeup.
He has also made comments about his sexuality, like the time he said a boy was cute.
“I have never questioned him because I honestly don’t care, it doesn’t bother me one way or the other on his sexuality, and so many people tell me, ‘oh, he’s just a little boy; its a phase he will outgrow it,'” the mom wrote.
But as open as she is, she hit a wall when her son asked if his grandma could buy him fake nails to wear around the house.
He said that he would only wear them at home since he doesn’t want to get made fun of at school.
The mama was torn.
“Is this something I allow and go with the flow or don’t allow and try to encourage him more towards ‘manly’ things?!?” she wrote.
“Our society sucks, and I don’t want him to be hurt emotionally or physically by his friends or classmates.”
She continued:
“I already see the day he is going to bring his boyfriend home, and that’s fine with me; that’s his choice later on. I am just not sure what to do.”
Thankfully, there were plenty of different answers from other mothers to help with this decision.
The first one supported her son’s decision to wear fake nails.
“I would allow my son to if that’s what he wanted. Just love and support him and let him find his identity in the way he wants to,” they wrote. Another shared that doing so helps build his confidence.
“Support him and he will find all the strength he needs to deal with society’s criticism,” they wrote.
“Remember, there will always be someone out there who disagrees or doesn’t understand. You are a great mother! You already know what to do and what is best.”
One mother didn’t want the boy to ruin his nails.
“Why don’t you just let him paint his nails – that way he can try different colours and experiment doing it himself, but without all the difficulties of taking off the glued nail!” they wrote.
Of course, there were some naysayers.
“Gonna be a No for me but you do what you think is best for your child,” they wrote, adding that they don’t believe kids at that age should be allowed to watch makeup tutorials, apply makeup, or wear heels.
The same goes with fake nails.
“An 8 year old with fake nails is a no for me,” added another.
One mother shared that she’s “old school,” in that she’s raising a “future man not a woman.”
“I will love and support my son no matter what he chooses to be later in life but I think parents nowadays are too quick to jump on the my son is gay/trans wagon,” she added.
Would you let your son wear fake nails?
That is definitely the million-dollar question here and with many different answers, this mama has a big choice to make. So far, though, she deserves a big kudos for supporting her son’s choices.
You can read her full post and the replies here .
