Sarah Michelle Gellar mum shamed for doing this with her 5-year-old son

We think they look adorable.

Sarah Michelle Gellar found herself in the middle of a mum-shaming storm after she went for a manicure with her five-year-old son. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star shared a series of photos during a family day out over the holiday season. The pictures show the family - including her 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son -  taking a trip to the nail salon, where the little boy got a manicure that matched his mum. The images started a huge debate on social media after the story was first shared by Mic. People took to the comments on the outlet's Facebook page to offer the mum and her husband Freddie Prinze Jnr advice on how to "raise men". One commenter said:

"Really who puts nail polish on boys fingernails?"

Someone else commented:

"5 years old.....you're brainwashing this kids with your sick ideologies."

Another person wrote:

"He needs band-aids on the ends of his fingers, from his Dad teaching him how work on a car, fish, hunt, and farm..."

A different person quipped:

"Wonder why he's covering his face? Could he be embarrassed?"

Meanwhile, others praised the actress for sharing the photos - and their own experiences bringing their little ones for manicures. One dad said:

"This proud daddy has pink and blue sparkly toe nails right now ... this world needs more colour."

Meanwhile, another mum wrote:

"Tiny human LOVES going for mani-pedi's with me! And I've got him his own collection of nail polish; he's getting good at painting his own nails too!"

Someone else pointed out:

"It's just color. If it puts a smile on someone's face why is it bad? Who does the color hurt?"

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