cross-dressing as punishment?

[chinangel]

I'm curious, would you cross-dress one of your children as punishment? I've read stories in the past of parents doing it (or dressing their children up in diapers), so if your child had done something wrong: would you consider this an appropriate coarse of punishment?

EDIT: just so no one gets the wrong idea, I'm not talking about anything fetishistic. Rather various stories of parents deciding to 'take their son' down a peg or 'teach their daughter to grow up' by putting them in girls clothes, or diapers and taking them out in public: sort of a public shaming.

Personally, I do not agree to doing this to anyone: regardless of age or gender, but I'm curious what others think because I know that there are those out there who do agree with it.

 

[Wraith]

No, I wouldn't because I find nothing wrong with cross-dressing. In fact I would encourage my children (not that I want any) to dress however the fuck they even if it means my son wants to wear a bra and dress or if my daughter wants to wear male boxers and business suit.

I myself am a little flamboyant in my dressing style, one might say. I wanted a hoodie with cat ears so badly that I didn't care if I had to get a pink girl's hoodie that had them built in. Ended up finding a black hat with the ears on them, which was better because black is my favorite color, point it though cross-dressing means nothing to me.

Also, what happened to just sitting down with your children, talking with them.....and hitting them?

 

[Zhukov]

Uh... no?

Putting aside any personal beliefs, I just can't think of anything my theoretical kid might do that would specifically require that kind of punishment.

 

[Asita]

The only scenario in which I'd even consider doing that is if I caught them bullying a transvestite or transsexual, and even then I'd be more likely to decide against it. Under any other circumstances I'd be afraid that it would send the wrong message and be too out of the blue to make the right one stick. "You got detention? That's it, I'm getting the prom dress!" strikes me as more odd than punitive. This is ignoring, mind you, the sheer irrelevance of doing so to a daughter (What am I supposed to put them in? A suit? Vest? Jeans and a t-shirt? Cross Dressing today is pretty much a purely male phenomenon, especially where stigma is concerned), which makes me even more skeptical of imposing it as a punishment on a son. I mean do I really want to foster that attitude?

 

[Angelowl]

Not a chance , being transgendered it seems just absurd to me. I can not fully comprehend the logic behind. From what I understand it is mostly done towards boys, with the resulting subtext being that girls are inferior and being feminine is a bad thing. I mean, how else would it be "punishment"?

I intend to let my future children wear the clothing they want, with reasonable limits and guidance. Crossgendered clothes are not one of those limits.

 

[TheIceQueen]

Uh, no. First off, that would be teaching my children that such a thing is a 'bad thing' and personally, my kids can wear whatever the fuck they want. If my boy wants to wear dresses and skirts and panties and leggings, go right ahead. He should be whoever he wants to be.

Second, this can only really apply to boys anyways. And even then, there wouldn't be any situation where it's an appropriate response to be giving. Fitting punishments work best and crossdressing as a punishment just... doesn't really fit anything, and the few situations it would fit are situations that are better solved by sitting down and talking with your child instead, such as with the case of them teasing or bullying a transgender or transvestite.

Thirdly, I find it very uncomfortable to take what's largely a fetish and use that to punish a child...

 

[Keoul]

Yeaaaah that'll probably just cause bigger problems for you down the line.
Now the diaper thing I might do if they're wetting themselves and even then that's not really punishment. But come now how is this punishment? they can still do whatever they want except now they have to wear clothes of the opposite gender. What happened to making them sit in the corner, taking away treats or toys till they behave and just talking to em?

 

[oZode]

Sounds like a pretty pointless way to punish the young ones. I'd wager it is better to just spank them or send them to the corner or confiscate toys. My parents did that to me when I was little so that's what 'll do since I can't think of any good alternatives since when dealing with someone younger it takes something that will get in their head more- explaining what they did wrong may sound ideal but being little they're not going to listen unless they get some sort of punishment administered.

 

[Casual Shinji]

You mean, make a fool of your child (who is completely depended on you and incapable of challenging your will) as regular punishment?

Yeah, that won't totally fuck him up by the time he reaches puberty.

 

[jesse220]

People really do this? What an ridiculous punishment. Not to mention that it actively encourages bigotry, wouldn't you have to buy clothes specifically for punitive purposes? That just seems silly. Personally, I think a punishment should show the child why what they did is wrong. Something that puts them in the shoes of whomever they've wronged. They steal something, take something of theirs away. They tease a kid, call 'em ugly.

 

[Colour Scientist]

Whatever about the cross-dressing, deciding that trying to humiliate your child, publically or otherwise, is the best course of punishment is just bad parenting.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Personally, I think a punishment should show the child why what they did is wrong. Something that puts them in the shoes of whomever they've wronged. They steal something, take something of theirs away. They tease a kid, call 'em ugly.

Wouldn't that just make it worse? Many times kids feel the need to dominate themselves over other kids, because they themselves are getting bullied by their own parents.

Sure, you can take something of their's as punishment, like a toy or something, and not give it back untill they apologize. But calling your own child ugly as punishment is really not a good idea.

 

[Queen Michael]

I'm a tranny. To me, it's a reward.

 

[jesse220]

Personally, I think a punishment should show the child why what they did is wrong. Something that puts them in the shoes of whomever they've wronged. They steal something, take something of theirs away. They tease a kid, call 'em ugly.

Wouldn't that just make it worse? Many times kids feel the need to dominate themselves over other kids, because they themselves are getting bullied by their own parents.

Sure, you can take something of their's as punishment, like a toy or something, and not give it back untill they apologize. But calling your own child ugly as punishment is really not a good idea.

I mostly meant the ugly thing as a joke, but I think you could give them a good teasing and then, once they're upset, explain to them that they're making other kids feel that way. I doubt a one-off like that would cause them to go out and terrorize the masses.

 

[krazykidd]

Remember when parent's caught kids smoking , and would make them smoke an entire pack of cigarettes in frnt of them? How did tht work out?

I prefer the old traditional way of good ol spanking. Buuuuuuut , i don't have nor want kids... Ever.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Yeah...no, that's an awful idea. You really don't need to tell them that being the other gender, or not following the rules for their own is so terrible it's a punishment.

 

[ZZoMBiE13]

That sounds like something out of a bad 80s movie. And no, I'd never do something like that to my daughter.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

No. Two reasons that stick out to me are as follows:

1. Humiliation isn't good discipline, its petty and mean. There is a difference though when I see the parents who have their kids stand out on the side of the road with a sign saying what they did wrong. I don't see that as humiliation so much as teaching them that bad behavior as an adult can get you in legal trouble which is open for public viewing. Shame and humiliation are two different things.

2. Its also saying that people who feel more comfortable cross-dressing are somehow doing something wrong, which is just teaching them prejudicial behavior.

So no, I wouldn't do it and I don't approve of it.

 

[The Funslinger]

Remember when parent's caught kids smoking , and would make them smoke an entire pack of cigarettes in frnt of them? How did tht work out?

I prefer the old traditional way of good ol spanking. Buuuuuuut , i don't have nor want kids... Ever.

I can see how the smoking thing might work, similar to how one really bad drinking experience can put people off the sauce forever.

But I see where you're coming from.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

Humiliation is only a fitting punishmentfor those mistakes they made themselves... if my kid wants to, say, wear a burberry cap, or go on Jeremy Kyle, I will let them! The public shaong of their own doing is fitting... i won't, however, shame my kid as an unfitting punishment for any other reason!

However, I will dress my kids properly, with proper care and attention as not to shame me in and around our accommodation. No short skirts or extremes of fashion! (Except red trousers.)