What would you do if this was your son?

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by hooskins

That's really tough, and I am proud of the mom for doing that and supporting her child.

My thoughts exactly. I find it interesting that a 5 year old was self aware enough to know that he might get made fun of for wearing a girl's Halloween costume but he (with his mom's support) was still willing to go through with it. She also brings up a great point with the fact that it becomes socially acceptable for older kids and adults to cross dress in situations like Halloween.

IMO, just because a boy, especially a 5 year old, wants to wear a girl's costume it doesn't necessarily mean that he wants to cross dress for life or that he's gay.
I know it's not exactly the same, but when my little sister was a kid she was a huge tomboy and eventually joined my wrestling team and kicked ass every week. Later she kind of grew out of that phase and became a cheerleader; now she's a hair dresser and about the "girliest" person you could meet. At the same time, if she never "grew out of it" SFW.