There comes a time in a parent’s life when something happens to their kid that’s beyond their control. For dad-of-three Aaron Gouveia, this happened yesterday when his five-year-old son got bullied at school for wearing red polish on his fingernails.
Gouveia, who runs the site The Daddy Files, posted a thread about the situation on Twitter where he explained what went down. He starts off describing his five-year-old son, Sam, who he and his wife are raising to be able to express his interests, no matter what they are.
According to Gouveia, Sam is “rough and tumble, he?s loud, he?s always dirty, loves trucks, plays sports and knee drops me from the couch.” But, says, Gouveia, he also loves “a lot of ‘girl’ things.” For example, he has a collection of purses because they help him carry treasures around?something a lot of kids this age enjoy. Sam also likes to paint his nails because he thinks they look beautiful.
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