Boys and Dolls

For the next few days, I'm going to be exploring some somewhat taboo topics and writing a few short blurbs on them.  Today's blurb is on boys and dolls.  I know what you're thinking...well I don't but it's few and far between to see someone that isn't on a polar end of this debate.  On the one side is the "I can't believe you'd let a boy play with dolls because its' a girl toy" people.  On the other side of the argument is the "Why in the world are you worrying?  It's just a toy" people.  Now this post is not to say that one side is right or that the other is.  I simply want to weigh in on my opinion.

My thoughts are that a toy is a toy is a toy.  Do I think that you are going to have some "judgement" passed on you if you choose to push dolls on boys?  Yes.  People are assholes.  With that said, if you worry constantly about other people's opinions, you'll never get through parenting or, at the very least, you will worry yourself silly.  I think that boys that play with dolls learn a mess of skills that they will need later in life and tend to learn to nurture, which is something the world needs.  I don't think that it will affect a boy negatively.  I think there are far worse things in the world.  No seriously think on it....far worse things in the world.

Where do you weigh in?