Ok I admit it – I do wear a little bit of pink. In my defence that is usually gym kit – often the pink version is the cheapest colour in the men’s range. Pink climbing kit was often discounted. Pink also made sense on the hills – if I got into trouble then at least pink would stand out. When I bought a new Goalkeepers top the pink version was the one that made the best financial sense – clearly no one else was buying that style. It’s definitely a pretty colour. Look what a bit of pink does to the sky. One day it might even work on me. Much sniggering.
“Dad why is pink seen as a girls colour?”
We did go through a phase when pink was for girls and blue was for boys. But not always. It really only started during the last century. In fact prior to that blue was often seen as a feminine colour. I think I read somewhere that pink may have been switched to feminine because of the influence of French Fashion.
“Was I dressed in blue then as a baby?”
Erm NO. We had bought you white baby gear but you came out far smaller than expected. Not the great lump I had been. Your poor Grandma, she was only 4f10 and having to cope with a lump like me. Anyway you were too small for your clothes so I was sent out to buy new ones. I picked the first ones that would fit you. I didn’t check and when we opened them, they were pink. So you were dressed in pink. It was mentioned a few times that you had the wrong clothes colour. A few days later I was sent out to buy some more clothes this time with clear instructions to buy white. I messed up again an got a load of blue stuff.
“Which is useful as my favourite colour has always been blue.”
It has Hawklad, I remember as a baby and you were given two blue celebration balloons. You loved them. I didn’t tell you but I had to buy a new packet of them and keep blowing them up for you. Often they were the only things that would stop you crying. Maybe it was those blue balloons that influenced you.
“How long did I play with balloons then?
Until you found the delights of chucking objects at me. Toys, spoons, food. Anything you could get your hands on. Maybe you thought I was a giant balloon.
“Definitely an odd coloured balloon. Your definitely full of hot air…”
And I frequently make that sound balloons make when you start to let the air out. I did try to dress you in black and white stripes once.
“Tell me you didn’t put me in Newcastle United colours.”
I did. Does that make me a bad parent.
“It’s nothing short of abuse”
Anyway as soon as you could talk you basically said NO to my football team colours. You just wanted to wear blue as much as possible.
“Even picked a football team that played in blue.”
You did. You would always support the blue sports team. When I would watch England play you would support the blue team. Don’t tell Boris Johnson but what was often France and Italy.
“I still do. All thanks to those balloons.”
Yes Hawklad all thanks to those blue balloons. Why didn’t I buy black and white striped ones.
“Because Dad if they are like your football team they would just keep going DOWN”
Oh how true you are…..
An inquisitive and funny lad. He’s a bright one too.
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He is. Thankfully he only has my eyelashes and my taste in music. ๐
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*Throws a cat sized soccer ball at you* ๐
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In the case of our big boy cat, that is one very large and very heavy soccer ball. Now that would a good workout.
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๐ Okay…. that made me laugh. Thatโs not what I meant. ๐ A soccer ball thatโs size is suitable for cats… ๐ Thanks. I REALLY needed that. Was having a tearful moment. I’m feeling the groundhog day effect today… not a fun feeling.
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Like to see you try to juggle our big boy. Take care Tina. Thinking of you. ๐
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Love the last paragraph. Deflated โฝ๏ธ black and white for you ๐
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He is right.
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Condident men wear pink. Those who are unsure, or uncommitted, will never wear pink! I will even wear orange, despite it makes me look like the Devil-Jilted Tasmanian (DJT). But my favouite is still tie-dye
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Iโve got some tie dye shirts somewhere
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Don Johnson in Miami Vice made wearing pink super cool for dudes!
Wear whatever color you want to wear! How we adorn our bodies doesn’t matter. What matters is the person inside… You are an iridescent prismatic rainbow, and you shine!๐๐
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You know what, no one has ever called me that. xxx
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But it seems to be very true and it’s also very nice- ๐๐๐
VVN
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Hawklad always cracks me up! ๐
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Heโs too bright for me.
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Oooh that last paragraph! ๐
And I am 4’10, sooo glad I had tiny babies! LOL!
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That made me smile ๐
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Awww love it. And yes! I think I have a book somewhere that talks about that…. or it is stuck on a wish list somewhere.
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Thank you
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Haha! Great repartee!!
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Heโs too good for me.
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Yup! Keeps you on your mental toes
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It so does
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xx
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I still remember the pink tights you borrowed from your partner and wore for a race. You wrote about it and that put me into spasms.
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What a lovely story. Your son sounds like great company with a wicked sense of humour. Interesting that your post touched on fashion and you didnโt mention stire. X
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Later plenty of time for old long forgotten words x
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Or made up ones! X
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Iโm sure itโs legal in scrabble x
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Pink is the colour of love, anybody can where it ๐
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Absolutely
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I heard that blue used to be the feminine colour but they switched as pink was closer to red, which was seen as masculine. I hope itโs true as itโs what Iโve been telling all my students! ๐คฃ Cat Daddy refuses to wear pink which is quite idiotic. I recently bought a set of sports socks which ended up too big for me, and heโs taken the pale grey and the black ones but refuses to have the pink ones. Even though theyโd be mostly hidden under his trainers. And even though nobody cares what colour his socks are.
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One of my boys has a pair of pink and grey trainers. Red is his favourite colour and the style came in either all blue or pink and grey. Pink is closer to red.
He also has a pink desk lamp for the same reason.
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You know I identify with your pink sports gear. More excellent Hawklad witticism
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I love this photo ๐๐ธ
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It takes a very secure man to wear pink…………
just sayin’………..
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Or someone from Yorkshire how has bargains in his DNA.
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lol
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It was manufactures who laid down what colors were for boys and which for girls, right before WW1 …
Before that boys and girls all wore white… and both wore dresses until the age of 6
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/
Look at Roosevelt ๐ฎ
It was all advertising and then it just set into culture ๐คจ crazy
Just tell him he could have been in a dress – see pink not so bad lol
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Yes that would get a reaction from him. x
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๐๐ you would never hear the end of it
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Certainly wouldnโt
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Nothing wrong with a nice pink shirt. I like it better on men than on me. Best of all I like it in the sky…like your lovely pic and our sky this morning, which I did not capture ๐ฆ
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Pink is just a nice colour
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I love these conversations! He is definitely insightful and interesting fellow. I say wear what you feel. My daughter will wear the traditional pink on occasion, but her happy color has always been blue, especially electric or navy. I think it began with her favorite fuzzy blue unicorn, Uni, that she received at age 3 and still has today at nearly 15. ๐
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Thatโs the secret we both follow. Go with the flow. Donโt force things
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I think pink last oks good on men. Love how your sun thinks๐
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Pink is a good colour
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Yes it is! ๐
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I enjoy all your posts but the ones featuring conversations with Hawklad always tickle me – um – pink. LOL
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