All posts tagged: Baby

The World Through Tainted Colours

From that first little pink line on a blue stick to legos vs barbies, should our world suddenly be divided Pink and Blue? Entering the maternity circle feels a little like stepping into a bi-polar world. To what extent should you give into this? It starts with deciding – or not – to know the gender of your baby. Family will tell you that you absolutely should so that they know what to buy, friends will be curious and make bets, random people will tell you that you shouldn’t to avoid gender stereotyping your unborn child, and doctors will tell you they really don’t care and could you please hurry up to make a decision. But here we are and I really just simply, genuinely, wanted to know! And dudududum… It’s a boy! So does this mean I now need to save up for football lessons, buy little toy cars and planes and avoid all and any feminine colours in the nursery? I’d like to believe my kid will end up going for sports and toys because …