January 4th, 2011 - 11:13 am  That Second Twirl of Princess Boy
Yesterday on the Today Show, Meredith Viera interviewed Cheryl
Kilodavis and her self-described "princess boy," Dyson, age 5
(left). Dyson likes to dress up like a princess, wearing tutus
and lots of pink. His mom used to push back against her son's
inclinations, trying to redirect him toward trucks and other
boyish things. But then her older son said, "Why can't you just
let him be happy, mom?" She realized that her discomfort with
her son's interests were more about her than about him. She has
since allowed him to dress and play however he wants and wrote a
children's book called "My Princess Boy" to help other kids and
parents who may face a similar situation.  Personally, I'm
behind Dyson and allowing him to play however he wants, wear
whatever he wants, go to school in tutus, or whatever. Lord
knows my boys have enjoyed the not-so-occasional twirl in a
fairy or ballerina outfit (see exhibits A and B below).  I was a
little conflicted, thoug