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My thoughts exactly.

My brother's son is studying philosophy at Cambridge University - and both he and his dad like to tell people that - but my brother related a funny story which I would like to share. On Wednesday of this week, my brother was mowing his front lawn which my nephew was sitting at a garden table reading...

With the exception of the pink swimming top, I don't see much that I would consider feminine in the other tee-shirts. Can't boys like hearts or kittens? Of not, why not? And what's the problem with boys having glitter on their tee-shirts? Many twins like to dress identically and there is no reason w...

A question for American members on here. There's an elderly couple, Tony and Evelyn, who live in a farmhouse just on the edge of my village. They are well into their 80s but spritely and financially comfortable so far as I know. They had a new neighbour, Kim, ast year who rented a tiny house nearby....

STEVIE wrote: ↑Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:00 pm
I'd just say it is plain stupid and utterly pointless.
Steve.

Sorry for being dense, Steve, but what is "plain stupid and utterly pointless"?

KILT and SKIRT enjoy a semantic relationship in the same way as RAPIER and SWORD, or LIZARD and REPTILE, or BOURBON and WHISKY

The relationship is called "hyponymy".

A female acquaintance of my wife has been trying to manage a condition called "atopic eczema" for some years. This flares up especially in very warm or very cold weather and it involves a crusty rash from her midriff to her thighs. She has been told to apply an ointment twice daily when it...

"Meet Rachel, 36. She shares how her son’s love for dresses opened her eyes to the meaning of parenting." “I never thought twice about my son’s clothes—until he started choosing dresses. I assumed it was a phase, just an innocent curiosity. But when he kept reaching for the sparkly skirts ...

crfriend wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:56 pm Odds are, once he gets used to the feeling of the garment on him, he'll probably like it as being non-confining.

What he will discover is that it's basically a long shirt - long enough he can wear it without trousers or shorts. Why is such a fuss made about such a simple garment?

have they considered a similar garment that would serve the same purpose such as a kaftan? Those are completely acceptable men's wear and generally don't carry the same social stigma that a typical "girls dress" might. True, but have you ever seen any kaftans for small boys? And should he...

1) Society expects men/boys to dress a certain way - and therefore we can't "escape" those confines without being looked at as strange or at least eccentric Isn't that what we are challenging on here? 2) She can't and obviously shouldn't force her son to wear dresses even if that's "...

We had a visit from my sister-in-law who is a medical secretary. I related to her the amateur dramatics story because she lives quite close to the theatre mentioned and knows some of the people who used to run it. Our conversation expanded and she mentioned a case quite different in character but va...

I agree. I have some 60 denier F&F tights as well and they last for ages, Great value for money! I only wear them in cold weather and under trousers, though, and after applying a thick layer of heavy moisturiser. A read that this is an excellent way to avoid my legs getting chapped as the tights...

On the "we're the majority" point, whenever I have seen surveys that ask whether it's OK for men to wear skirts, there is invariably a substantial majority who answer YES. I do wonder, though, if the women who answered YES would feel the same way if a man close to them took them at their w...

Just to reiterate - this is about acting. Drama! In the UK, we had (and still have) boys' schools and when they put on a theatrical production, they used boys to play female roles. In a way, though, this story highlights how society has become fearful of gender switching, but only really when or rel...