Mom Defends 5-Year-Old Son's Cross-Dressing Costume

When a five-year-old boy dressed up as Daphne from Scooby-Doo for Halloween, the other kids didn't care. But several moms took it upon themselves to critique his costume. Luckily, his own mom was there to stand up for him.

According to Cop's Wife's post at Nerdy Apple Bottom, her son chose to dress as Daphne along with his best friend, a girl. But as Halloween approached, he began to worry that people would make fun of him. His mom reassured him, and indeed, the other kids seemed fine with his costume (which looks pretty awesome in the accompanying pic). The moms were the problem. Writes CW:



CW's response is worth reading in its entirety, but my favorite part is this:


What Moms A, B, and C illustrate so disturbingly is that supposedly well-meaning advice to help children (or adults) avoid "ridicule" is often a form of ridicule itself. And the best response to such concern-troll behavior is to call it out for what it is: bullying. CW does just that. And she winds up her post with these words:


I'd say she's well on her way.

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