Why would he get so upset over nail polish?

Question

My daughter is almost 2 years old. We had a girlie day and I painted our fingernails and toenails purple. She loved it and kept looking at her fingers and smiling and giggling. When my husband came home he was furious! Ranting and raving about how she was to young. I couldn't believe it. I didn't know he had issues about nail polish. I was always allowed to wear nail polish as a little girl. What do you all think?

Answer 1

Your husband is right. Wait til she's older!

Answer 2

i think it is sweet that you did that together but i think her dad is thinking this is my little girl and doesnt want her to grow up too quickly and maybe her sees her wearing nail vernish as growing up before her time.

Answer 3

Wow-thats just insane.

Im a guy and it doesnt bother me in the least to see my two little girls wearing make-up or nail polish. My sister has 5 girls, they all do just the same. All of them have played in make-up since they were able to walk.  Little boys play sports or army or whatever, little girls like to play dress up. There is nothing wrong with that.

Does your husband like for you to wear nail polish? Maybe he has some sort of issue against it all together and just doesnt like women wearing that. As strange as it sounds that could be the case. Ask him if he has any issues with nail polish in general-if he likes it for you to wear it.

Answer 4

I think that he's probably imagining his daughter all grown up as a teenager and its scaring the h**l out of him! I think he definatley over reacted but he probably worries that he'll come home next week and she will be wearing make up!(lol) Wonder what he's going to be like with her clothes as she gets older?!

Answer 5

Maybe he just had a bad day at work. I don't see the big deal either.

Answer 6

It sounds like daddy's little girl may be growing up too fast. I painted my daughters nails pink around the same age, 2, and daddy got mad. He felt she was too young and he was also concerned that the chemicals could harm her. Just don't take it to heart he's just being a protective parent.

Answer 7

Your daughter is his little girl...perhaps he doesn't want to see her grow up too fast...

But as for me personally...I think painting the toenails is OK...but the fingernails I would worry about just because two years old still put their hands in their mouth...

Answer 8

I think your husband is a whack-job

Answer 9

You didn't know ? Maybe you need to get your head out of your *** and learn more about this guy who is the father of your child.

Answer 10

Well generally I'm not really for young girls wearing nail polish or make-up but I occasinally put on a little bit of eyeshadow (just a really light colour) on my daughter (almost 4) I think he was overreacting though, its just nail polish at it can come off just as easy as it went on.

Maybe he had a bad day at work.