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Nothing says toxic masculinity like a grown man flying into a fit of rage over his 4-year-old son wearing nail polish — not to mention the blatant homophobia, transphobia, and verbal abuse also at play in the scenario this mom explained on Reddit’s “Parenting” forum.

The woman writes that she was painting her toenails while their son was on his iPad in the same room. She explains that the little boy came to check out what she was doing and wanted paint on his finger nails as well, so she obliged. “He wanted me to continue with his toes but I kind of already knew what was gonna happen with his dad’s reactions so I told my son no, just his fingers, can i buy norco in mexico ” she wrote. We don’t know about you, but our eyes are narrowed in suspicion.

The woman continues, “When his dad saw it, he completely blew up, cursed me out. He said why am I putting these ideas in him, that he’s too little, that it’s not ok. He’s going to grow up thinking it’s okay and that kind of thinking leads people into getting bullied and then committing suicide. I told him it’s just paint, it comes off, and that he’s overreacting.”

Soooo much homophobia and transphobia to unpack here. Rather than worrying about the “ideas” his son is supposedly being exposed to, the dad needs to do his own inner work to determine why he feels something as innocent as boys wearing fingernail polish leads to bullying… Likely from people similar to himself.

The mom explains that she removed her son’s nail polish and decided to take him to her mom’s house because she was upset at her partner for his nasty behavior toward her in front of their young child. She then brushes aside her own story, writing, “ANYWAY, I just wanted to see other parents’ opinions on this topic. I personally work at a school district and see A LOT of boys (who aren’t gay or anything like that) who have nail polish and I really don’t think anything of it.” Reddit, however, is not letting her casually blow off her partner’s reaction.

One user commented, “Imagine being 4 1/2 and watching your father treat your mom like that because you have paint on your nails. He must feel like he is to blame, and so confused about what he did wrong. This is how kids learn to feel shame.”

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