His 3-year-old son was scolded for wearing tutu
GAYLES.TV.- The son of Jen Anderson Shattuck He is three years old and likes to wear You, Yours; make you feel brave. That was no problem until the 23 last August when they played in the park a man approached them and rebuked them for the tutu. He called Jen «bad mother»And took photos of the child without their consent. He also threatened that the whole world would know his story. Jen reported the events to the police.
When he got home he wrote a moving letter (you have it whole and translated in the end) in which he explained what happened. The letter has become the viral of the week and has received the support of thousands of followers. Knowing the story, Tim AtkinsA friend of the family soon bought a tutu and took a photo to show their solidarity. Created the hashtag #TutusForRoo in which you can see other people who want to encourage Roo to dress as he pleases.
TEXT BY JEN ANDERSON SHATTUCK
My three and a half year old son likes to play with trucks. He likes to make puzzles. He likes to eat plums. And he likes to dress with bright tutus. If asked, he will say that the tutus make him feel handsome and brave. If asked, he will say that there are no rules about what boys and girls can wear.
My son has dressed tutu in the church. He has dressed tutú in the supermarket. He has dressed in the train and in the sandbox. This has been, in our part of the world, nothing problematic. We have sometimes been asked well-intentioned questions, we have answered them and it has been well. It was OK, until yesterday.
Yesterday, on our walk in the park, my son and I were approached by someone who demanded to know why my son wore a skirt. We did not know it, but it seems to have been watching us for a long time.
"Just out of curiosity," said the man. Why do you keep doing this to your son? He was not curious. He didn't want answers. He wanted to make sure that we both knew that what my son was doing - what I was ALLOWING him to do - was wrong.
"She shouldn't do this to you," he said. I was speaking directly to my son. "You're a child. She is a bad mother, this is child abuse.
He took pictures of us, even though I asked him not to. He threatened me. "Now everyone will know," he said. "You will see".
Call the police. They came, did the part, praised the skirt. Still, my son doesn't feel safe today. He wants to know: 'Will the man return? The bad man? Will he come yelling inappropriate things on my skirt? Will you take more photos?
I can not be sure. But I can be of this: they will not intimidate me. They will not make me feel vulnerable or scared. I will not let furious strangers tell me what my son can or can not do.
The world may not want my son as a son, but I am. I was put into this world to make sure he knows it.
I will shout my love for the corners.
I will shout your right to walk down the street in peace, wearing whatever you want to wear.
I will teach my son, in any way that I can, what is worth as a person, believing in his vision of himself and supporting his decisions - no matter what others say, no matter who tries to stop him or how.
Our family has a motto:
We love us.
We are kind.
We are determined and persistent.
We are beautiful and courageous.
We know who we are. Furious strangers will not change how we are. The world will not change our way of being: we will change the world.
I edit to add: this post is public and it is allowed to share it. We will be very grateful for your love and support!
Sources: Verne, The Huffington Post
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