I have a 6 year old daughter who is "graduating" kindergarten this friday. The note sent home indicates the children should wear their "Sunday best". we went shopping tonight, since she doesn't own any "SB".

For some reference point,She is an incredible tomboy and only wears "boy clothes", which I am fine with. So we headed to the boys section of the store. She promptly picked out a brown pinstriped pants suit with a blue shirt and a tie. (I was expecting a pair of khakis and a dress shirt.) This is my dilemna- do I let her wear the boys suit?

What if other people comment negatively, and it crushes her? She was so happy when she tried it on, smiling from ear to ear. I'm really worried that she's reaching the age when people will start to be cruel about her appearence, and this seems like it could really hurt her in the end.

But, If I stear her away from it, toward something more gender neutral, am I doing her a disservice?

Have other parents had similar situations? Like a son who wanted to carry a purse or paint their nails? Or, has any one here been in my daughters situation? If so, what do you suggest?

I have a sense that this is one of those parenting moments that could really effect her future, for better or worse.