Earlier today, my 3 year old son walked up to me with a folded Ben Ten card and a round piece of a rubber mat (that we use on the floor of the kids playroom) and was doing the act of putting on powder. He was holding the card like a compact.

My first reaction was to laugh but instead I asked him what he was doing. He said, he was putting on powder in a matter-of-fact tone. I then followed with “Only Mommy’s do that!”. That was what came out of me as I felt the girls vs. boys thing was too complicated for such a young mind. Besides he can learn the physical difference later on.

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