what I don’t understand is how come someone is either complaining because a parent dresses their daughter in too many dresses or not enough.

My son likes nailpolish too Who ever said it was just for girls? He also likes pink and rocks pink converse to school. I hate gender stereotypes – we spent so many years telling girls they could do anything boys could do and now we want to take it back? Why can’t kids just be kids?

Stephanie, what does the way a couple dress their child have to do with whether or not they are good parents? And isn’t toddlerhood a little young to be placing gender stereotypes and roles onto children? My nephew, who is five, loves to wear nail polish on his fingers and toes, and my sister indulges him. She figures he can express himself however he wants. And my sister is far from being a bad parent for not dressing her children in a way that some people might not consider “appropriate,” just because she doesn’t insist that my niece wear frilly dresses and that my nephew doesn’t have trucks and bulldozers on all his shirts. Do any of you remember this controversy when Shiloh Jolie-Pitt was born? On the cover of People, Shiloh was wearing what some people thought to be a t-shirt that was “boyish.” Who cares? If it doesn’t bother the parents, or the children, why do some people who aren’t even involved in the situation even concerned about it at all? Sorry, all of this just puzzles me.

And no, wearing nail polish won’t make my nephew gay. He either is, or he isn’t. I just wanted to put that out there before it was inevitably brought up that it could “sexually confuse” him.

I also want to point out that perhaps Sadie WANTS to dress like a boy. I know a girl who, when she was Sadie’s age, absolutly refused to wear dresses or anything girly! She much prefered “boy clothes”.

Now that she is older, she’s fine with wearing girly stuff. It’s possible that Sadie will grow to like wearing girly stuff, too. I believe that was actually the case with Zahara Jolie-Pitt. For most of last year, she was usually seen wearing very boyish clothes.

This year, however, she has been wearing more girly clothes…and a lot of pink!

Anne- Good point! Angelina actually said in an interview about a year ago that, whenever they try to style Zahara’s hair with hairclips, ponytails, and the like, Z just pulls everything out right away! That’s why we almost never see her with styled hair!

Shiloh may very well be the same way, and she also seems to have fine, wispy hair. That type of hair often gets the “flyaway” look, as it blows easily in the breeze.

Also, some people have hair that simply does what it wants! My (very thick!) hair used to be that way before I started letting it grow out (which is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made!).

I just think the way they dress her is strange. I have two little girls and enjoy dressing them in girly clothes. I’m not talking frilly dresses, just clothes that were made for girls that look adorable. As a mom of daughters, I can’t imagine putting them in boy shoes and a jersey and black pants and leaving their hair all scraggly. It’s not like this is a one time thing… I’ve seen countless pictures of Sadie Sandler dressed like a boy. It’s very odd. I have no doubt that Adam and Jackie are great parents, so I just don’t get it.

Are the posts that talk about Sadie being not very cute just not being posted?
I’m sorry to sounds like a horrible mean ****ch, but I think she is a “odd looking little duck” as my nan would say.
I cannot be the only one to think this.

Ms. B….if I had a nickel for everytime my daughter pulled her pigtails or hairclips out, I’d be rich. Children are children. My daughter is always dressed neatly, with her face wiped and clean hair…but neat, perfectly in place hair? That’s a bit much to ask for most 2 year olds!

Gosh, Adam’s mini-me! I like the way she dresses, actually. I think it’s more her personal style than anything. Adam’s very laid-back and casual so I can’t see him dressing his daughter in frilly dresses, y’know? (Even though Jackie dresses pretty feminine). I think she’s such a replica of Adam and so, so cute!

I dressed my daughter like a boy sometimes until I had her brother lol…
She was only 15 months old when he was born, and totally bald, but then she started wearing frilly dresses and stuff, she wont leave the house now in anything but a pink dress, thank goodness I have about a gazzilion of them!