And I am positive that all those moms who felt the need to register their “concern” spend a lot of time patting themselves on the back over how “tolerant” they are and how their kids “know bullying is wrong.” And we wonder where kids learn to be bullies? FROM THEIR PARENTS!

Great job mom! Way to stand up for your kid! I wish everyone could hear this story and think twice about their judgements. But I know that would never happen.

I just love this. I can’t stand that those other moms would make a child feel that way. What asses!

I am in the minority in not giving this mom a giant cheer. I completely agree with the message, but I do fault her for not letting her son back out of the costume the morning of the event, which he clearly, strongly, and repeatedly expressed that he wanted to do. He realized that he had picked a costume that might be perceived as strange, and whatever the mom says, she knew it too. I suspect that she wanted to make a point and challenge the uptight, judgmental parents to make their ridiculous comments. And ridiculous they were, of course.

I would love this except for that part. But her son wanted to reconsider, and she pushed him, and she had to know what was going to happen. I feel a bit as though she used him as bait.

That said, I am thrilled she is so supportive of her son, and I agree 100% with her message.

I loved your post! It is not a wonder why kids have so many prejudices… It comes from the parents. What a vicious cycle. He looked absolutely wonderful!!! Congratulations. I let my daughter be whatever she wants. She was a gangster this year!!!

I’m so proud of you Cop’s Wife.

Residents are waiting on a response from Highland Park ISD. A challenge has been issued for them to do the right thing and put a historical dent in discrimination. http://www.scribd.com/doc/41083550/11-05-10-Homophobic-Dads-Better-Get-Popping

I wondered the same thing, bob, particularly with a five year old. I’ve raised two boys past this age and they were both pretty fluid in that reagrd. My first son loved nothing more than when I would paint his finger and toe nails and their older sister used to get them to “model” for her (she dressed them up and put makeup on them.)I understand that the mom was saying she didn’t have a preference about her son’s future sexuality (it seems silly that anyone would, honestly, since that’s something completely beyond a parent’s control)but her mind clearly went there even bfore the rotten mommies commented.

Ooo, does it really count as outing? So we now know that a little boy named Boo* wanted to dress as Daphne and his mom, Cop’s Wife*, butted heads with a bunch of overgrown mean girls about it.

* somehow I doubt those are their real names.

Ridiculous! Isn’t Halloween all ABOUT being outrageous, anyway? What a bunch of biddies. Their little butch whatevers are going to be the biggest closet-cases later. It’s karma!

We live in CANADA and I am a gay male and also a parent, I would not care if my child would want to dess up like a girl, I would say go for it, Don’t we tell our child to be happy and do the right thing?? It seams that most of the parents that are say that its wrong are living in the 1800′s not 2010. I can say that its cool that they mother had asked the child and the little one said YES. Hell I am a Drag Queen and for most of the parents out there, there are more Str8 people that do Drag and like it and that are not GAY!