Son gives up skirts, daughter in combats and dress that became a pencil skirt

[Barleymower]

Well I raised my son to wear skirts if he wants to. He wanted to and he did for a while but senior school came along and my daughter told him if he wore a skirt to school then he would attract attention. He asked if any boys wore skirts and she said yes but they are trans. He said then he would just wear them in town, again she said it will get back to school so expect attention.
He stopped wearing skirts. He also recently said that I forced him to wear skirts. At least the whole family said 'whar!?".
My daughter has completely stopped wearing skirts and dresses. She goes everywhere in combat shorts or combat trousers.

At least they were free to choose. Oddly it is not a big deal with them. They, like most women eventually chose trousers.

I bought a dress last week. Of course I can't get it on. So I'm making a skirt from it. A fun project. It, by it's nature will be a pencil skirt which will be a first for me.

[STEVIE]

A fun project. It, by it's nature will be a pencil skirt which will be a first for me.

Good luck!

[jamie001]

Well I raised my son to wear skirts if he wants to. He wanted to and he did for a while but senior school came along and my daughter told him if he wore a skirt to school then he would attract attention. He asked if any boys wore skirts and she said yes but they are trans. He said then he would just wear them in town, again she said it will get back to school so expect attention.
He stopped wearing skirts. He also recently said that I forced him to wear skirts. At least the whole family said 'whar!?".
My daughter has completely stopped wearing skirts and dresses. She goes everywhere in combat shorts or combat trousers.

At least they were free to choose. Oddly it is not a big deal with them. They, like most women eventually chose trousers.

I bought a dress last week. Of course I can't get it on. So I'm making a skirt from it. A fun project. It, by it's nature will be a pencil skirt which will be a first for me.

Barley I disagree with the statement that “at least they were free to choose”. Only your daughter has freedom of choice and can wear combat trousers with impunity. If you son were to choose skirts in high school, he would most likely be ostracized!! That is not freedom! Women have fashion freedom, men have sh1t and it is getting worse.

[crfriend]

Well I raised my son to wear skirts if he wants to. He wanted to and he did for a while but senior school came along and my daughter told him if he wore a skirt to school then he would attract attention. He asked if any boys wore skirts and she said yes but they are trans. He said then he would just wear them in town, again she said it will get back to school so expect attention.
He stopped wearing skirts.

I respectfully contest your assertion of "freedom to choose", Clearly in this case he was heavily influenced by your daughter's deployment of the "trans" slur (a variant on the "gay"/"queer" slur). The deck was stacked. He was essentially told that his behaviour will make it impossible to find a female companion -- which, to most teenage boys, is effectively a death sentence. He never had a chance.

He also recently said that I forced him to wear skirts. At least the whole family said 'whar!?".

Challenge him openly in front of other family members on the matter and have the thing out that way. He should not be attempting to offload "blame" on you. He's channelling his sister. It's important that he internalise that blaming others improperly will not do.

My daughter has completely stopped wearing skirts and dresses. She goes everywhere in combat shorts or combat trousers.

Typical. And nobody bats an eyelash.

At least they were free to choose. Oddly it is not a big deal with them. They, like most women eventually chose trousers.

No, not really. You attempted to make it look that way, but Father Knows Best and "society" overrode freedom. It usually does unless it benefits some special party.

Best of luck with the sewing project!