We went to The Great Pumpkin workshop at the BCM today.

[conuly]

Just me, Ana, and Deniz.

At the museum, we met this woman with her kid, Max. Max was wearing a pink jacket, but had rather short hair, so eventually I asked The Big Silly Question - um, is that him? Or...?

Oh, no, his mother says. "He's a boy, pink is just his favorite color, and we don't really care, it's not that important."

Max's parents rock.

Can I say that a little louder here? Because that sentence cheered me up considerably.

In *other* news, Ana and Deniz pull the same trick. If you ask them their favorite color, they'll go "Well, my favorite color is yellow (blue for Deniz), but also pinkandpurple." I take this to mean "I like yellow (blue) the most, but I'll say pink and purple as well just because", and isn't that a sad state of affairs for a child?

Comments

[failstoexist.livejournal.com]

I agree with Max's parents...it isn't all that important. Why even ask if Max is a boy or a girl? Does it matter? people always seem to want to know everyone's sex, even little babies...does it really make a difference?

[ser-kai.livejournal.com]

Pink used to be Brad's favourite colour, too. :-)

I love purple but black, blue & red are close seconds. Perhaps this is what they mean.

[feathered.livejournal.com]

One of the girls I babysat/nannied this summer hates the favourite colour question. If anyone asks, she levels them with this gaze that means 'You are too stupid for my time,' and says, in this totally world-weary tone, 'Rainbow. Not pink. Rainbow.'

[failstoexist.livejournal.com]

I agree with Max's parents...it isn't all that important. Why even ask if Max is a boy or a girl? Does it matter? people always seem to want to know everyone's sex, even little babies...does it really make a difference?

[ser-kai.livejournal.com]

Pink used to be Brad's favourite colour, too. :-)

I love purple but black, blue & red are close seconds. Perhaps this is what they mean.

[feathered.livejournal.com]

One of the girls I babysat/nannied this summer hates the favourite colour question. If anyone asks, she levels them with this gaze that means 'You are too stupid for my time,' and says, in this totally world-weary tone, 'Rainbow. Not pink. Rainbow.'