What would you do if this was your son?

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Originally Posted by mooby

Well when boys play with girl toys they are viewed as sissies, or potential sissies. That's not a good thing for the ultra-competitive male society we live in today. When a girl plays with boy toys (no pun intended) they are simply viewed as being more tough or manly than other girls. It all plays into gender roles, and boys that play with girl toys probably get viewed as a guy who might be bi-curious or gay later in life. And some parents don't want that. Your MIL probably is afraid that this will lead your son down a contentious path down the road.

There is nothing wrong with a boy picking up a girls doll or something and playing with it from time to time as most boy do. I personally think this is a case of the mother pushing this on the kid from a very young age.