Does your son wear jewelry?

[jeepgirl30]

My DS8 likes necklaces. He used to have one that was a leather string type with a lightening bolt. The other day I had to exchange PJs for DD at justice. While in there he came up to me and begged me to let him get this best friends necklace set. It is a soccer ball seperated one says best the other says friends.

it doesn't have glitter or rhinestones, is on a silver chain and the ball is black and white. So it isn't pink! He is so excited to give it to his best friend.

I have no problem with DS wearing his half. I think it is very sweet of him to want to give his buddy a gift and they really are best friends. They are on the same soccer team and all.

I'm just concerned that the other boy will not want to wear it. Actually I'm a bit worried about his reaction when son gives it to him.

Should I prep him that sometimes boys don't like to wear jewelery? I don't want his feelings to get crushed.

 

[LuvOrlando]

No, my almost 13 year old son and his friends have never been into jewelry of any kind.

 

[stinkerbelle's mom]

Mine son likes jewelery.

I would go ahead and get it for him. I would prepare him for the thought that the other boy might not like the necklace. The other boy might keep it and hang it on something.

Also I would prepare him for the thought that they might get teased at having necklaces like that. Sad but true.

 

[AKL_Megs]

I'd let him know that his friend might not be too keen on wearing his half. In all honesty, those "Best Friend" necklaces are synonymous with girls, and at their age, his friend might be worried about being teased. I'm just sayin'. Nothing wrong with the gesture OR the object, but you know how kids are.

 

[HonnyDipp]

I had a pair of platinum dog tags made for my son's last year for Xmas. My oldest son is turning 13 this Sunday and I bought him his first gold cross with necklace.

 

[mjkacmom]

I think boys that age will get teased. I know my almost 8 year old can be a real jerk about some things (but we're working on it). My girls would love it! Ds12 wears a necklace he got from the Bahamas every day, but it looks cool.

 

[HonnyDipp]

when my DD "graduated" from elementary school heading the middle school. She had a ceremony with her classmates. I was amazed that boys that age were walking around with pierced ears! My sons wear necklaces and maybe a watch, but having their ear pierced? That's insane!

 

[FlightlessDuck]

No, unless you count Silly Bandz. But he doesn't even wear those much anymore.

 

[pharm]

okay, i don't have a son (it'd be scary if i did, to be honest) but i think it's fine for him to wear necklaces. even earrings - as long as you're comfortable with buying them for him. i see a lot of guys wearing jewelry, and none of them look
odd wearing it. personally, i think it's fine for a guy to wear jewelry ^_^

just let him give his friend the necklace - it's a cute gift. honestly, if he's 8, i think the other boy wouldn't mind~

 

[MsLeFever]

My son (12) wears a silver cross, and a ring, sometimes a watch. He wants pierced ears but I'm making him wait on that.

 

[mjkacmom]

Okay, just re-read the OP, and since the necklace was bought at Justice, it's a girl's necklace. Lots of 8 year old girls are familiar with the product line at Justice, and it might be pointed out that it's girly (even with the soccer ball theme).

 

[PatsGirl]

when my DD "graduated" from elementary school heading the middle school. She had a ceremony with her classmates. I was amazed that boys that age were walking around with pierced ears! My sons wear necklaces and maybe a watch, but having their ear pierced? That's insane!

Why is that insane When DS was going into first grade he really, really wanted his ear pierced so I let him do it. He wore the stud until about Christmas and then forgot about it and the hole closed. Fast forward ten years ~ he comes home with both ears pierced and treated himself to diamond studs I just laughed, whatever, they are just tiny little holes in your ears. He is now in the Air Force and has again let the holes close.

This is one of those things they are talking about when they say "don't sweat the small stuff" I learned early in his teenage years that I had bigger fish to fry and having a pierced ear didn't come close to warranting any attention.

I will say though that I hated the pants hanging down around the hips showing off his boxers. My only rule was that I wouldn't buy them that big and he couldn't be with me. I once threatened to pull my pants down that low and walk around the mall with him one night. He changed his clothes before we left

To the OP: Honestly, I think those type of necklaces are pretty feminine. I know DS and my nephews wore silver link-type necklaces and still wear the baseball ones. I'd really encourage him to get a different style to avoid any teasing and to avoid having his feelings hurt if his friend doesn't care for it.

 

[momrek06]

DS' are 24 & 26, no jewelry. No rings, no necklaces, no watches. They both have very expensive h.s. and college class rings but have never worn either of them. My DH is the same.

 

[marcyinPA]

My DS11 has always been into "bling". He has a variety of "boy" necklaces...pukka, shell, leather, etc. He doesn't wear them much anymore, but he does wear his pewter cross every day, and he sometimes wears the dog tags that my MIL had made for him!

 

[loganpaulsmom]

My friend makes necklaces with stones and she makes boys and mens necklaces.. my 4 year old wears his everyday and LOVES it..

 

[HonnyDipp]

Why is that insane When DS was going into first grade he really, really wanted his ear pierced so I let him do it. He wore the stud until about Christmas and then forgot about it and the hole closed. Fast forward ten years ~ he comes home with both ears pierced and treated himself to diamond studs I just laughed, whatever, they are just tiny little holes in your ears. He is now in the Air Force and has again let the holes close.

This is one of those things they are talking about when they say "don't sweat the small stuff" I learned early in his teenage years that I had bigger fish to fry and having a pierced ear didn't come close to warranting any attention.

I will say though that I hated the pants hanging down around the hips showing off his boxers. My only rule was that I wouldn't buy them that big and he couldn't be with me. I once threatened to pull my pants down that low and walk around the mall with him one night. He changed his clothes before we left

To the OP: Honestly, I think those type of necklaces are pretty feminine. I know DS and my nephews wore silver link-type necklaces and still wear the baseball ones. I'd really encourage him to get a different style to avoid any teasing and to avoid having his feelings hurt if his friend doesn't care for it.

Well, to each their own I suppose. But I told my sons not till they're 18! They both agreed, but they do love their bling! And my boys NEVER wear their pants baggy. As a matter of fact my oldest is wearing the slimmer legs now, my DD says its the Justin Bieber look how scary is that?

 

[Pea-n-Me]

My DS13 wears a baseball necklace.

 

[debster812]

DS got a silver Celtic Cross when he made his First Communion. It's on a stainless steel chain, and he wears it all the time, only takes it off when a soccer referee asks him to.

 

[RitaE]

I'll be honest here and first I will point out that I'm the Mom of the boy who I let dye his hair green one summer (temporary hair dye), then highlights the next summer, then he got an ear pierced, now he has a tattoo - and he's also in college with a girlfriend and holds a job and hopefully will turn out to be a fine an upstanding member of our community.

But your friend and his son are 8 years old and as somebody pointed out, that is a GIRL necklace if it is at Justice clothing for Girls. Elementary School kids are viscous in their teasing and bullying. Even if your son and his friend are okay with with wearing girl jewelry, this could turn disastrous and even I (the Mom who turned her kid's hair green on request) would try to discourage it in an ever so roundabout manner. Like "Oh that's cool but let's see if we can find something you like better!"

Ideally, I'd take my son and his friend shopping somewhere that they sell boy accessories and see if there is something there. Like those leather thongs or whatever.

 

[BRDof3]

Have you asked the friend's parents how he would react? If his friend would not want to wear it then you need to explain to your son that not everyone has the same taste. OTOH, if both boys would like to wear them, then who cares what anyone else thinks?

We recently put up the Christmas stockings at home. A couple of days later DS came home from school and asked if we could get him another stocking. I discovered that he got some grief from other boys at school when they were discussing their Christmas stockings. his stocking has Winnie The Pooh on it, it was a present from his grandmother when he was born. I told him that I would switch with him if he truly wanted to. He decided later that he likes the Pooh stocking, so he wants to keep it. He said that it didn't matter what anyone else thought of it. It is his stocking, so his is the only opinion that matters. He's starting out well in life.