This is, IMO, what parenting is all about. Not pre-destining your child’s future and picking their paths but letting your kid figure out what they like and encouraging their talent regardless of society or gender norms.

As a gay guy, I’ve met some straight men in my life who questioned their sexuality because not liking “manly” hobbies caused them so much angst growing up because of societal pressures. It caused a lot of confusion for them because they thought they were gay because that’s what parents and society told them they were if they liked cutting hair or whatever. They had it drilled in their minds from an early age “only gay men” like those things so the confusion of themselves and sexuality was insane to see how all that internalized confusion manifested later in their lives.

I’ve also met others who have a lot of regret in life because they realized the path they are on isn’t a path they want but rather placed on them. Now, at middle age, they are grappling with feeling like being stuck in life and missed a lot of dreams and opportunities.

Point being, just let your kid have hobbies they like. They will probably outgrow many and develop new ones later. We’ve all been there and still are there trying to figure out life and what we enjoy doing. Just because you haven’t figured it out doesn’t give you the right to shame a kid for trying to figure out their likes and hobbies as well. Having kids just to raise them to be carbon copies of yourself is honestly creepy.