Gender Identity Crisis

Two conversations from this week...

as we're cleaning out some old boxes in the garage...

Me: Look Ben! (I hold up a Barbie) Do you want to add this to your toys?
Ben: No. It's for you.
Me: Why is it for me?
Ben: Because it's for girls.


as we're discussing his birthday...

Me: What do you want to eat at your birthday?
Ben: Dinosaur birthday cake.
Me: Okay. Anything else?
Ben: No. Just birthday cake.
Me: Sounds good. What are you going to wear to your birthday?
Ben: Um, costumes.
Me: Oh, okay. What kinds of costumes?
Ben: I want to be Cinderella.