Woman lets son wear her wedding dress to school to protest his friend’s suspension

A woman claims she allowed her son to wear her wedding dress to school in protest against his friend being suspended for wearing a crop top. However, her own parents were furious when they found out

A mum says she recently let her teenage son wear her actual wedding dress to school, in protest against his friend’s suspension. According to this supportive mother, her 16-year-old son’s pal ended up getting suspended for three days after turning up to school in a crop top, spurring him to take action.

She says her son “enjoys cross-dressing” and will “often goes out in effeminate outfits”. This uinterest doesn’t bother her at all, given that “him wearing a dress isn’t illegal or dangerous.” When he asked whether he could wear her wedding dress to school, she happily agreed, under the condition that “it didn’t end up being completely ruined.”

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Taking to Reddit, where she goes by the username u/Beautiful_Move7646, the mum explained the dress no longer holds any “fond memories” for her, given that her ex-husband was abusive, therefore her son borrowing it wasn’t too much of a big deal. However, her own parents ardently disagreed with her decision.

She continued: “My son went to school and apparently some kid took a picture of him and posted it on Instagram. It circulated to Facebook, where my parents saw the photo.

“They cussed me out over the phone, saying I shouldn’t allow ‘f*******’ in my house, that I need to get my son into a church and get him saved, and berated me for almost an hour. I am now the talk of the town and everyone thinks I am a horrible parent.”

Upset by her parents’ reaction, she’s now turned to her fellow Reddit users for their opinion on whether she has done anything wrong. The vast majority showed their support and reassured her she was doing a great job.

One person advised: “It’s your wedding dress, and I think it’s great that your son is mature enough to protest things he thinks are unjust without breaking rules or being obstructive or shouty.

“Your parents are abusive homophobes, though. How are you going to protect your son from them, and from the social media / small town gossip fallout among others like them, going forward?”

Another said: “Your son found a creative way of supporting his friend. A guy wearing a dress is one thing but a wedding dress is magnificent in its flamboyance.

“Furthermore cross-dressing is not a sign of being gay. Some are some are not. Obviously, if he is gay you’re still going to cherish him. Because you would be a horrible parent if you didn’t. Your parents are completely out of order.”

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