Mom of three boys: 6, 9, and 11. Husband and I disagree about underwear. I want to introduce them to boxers, he wants to keep them in briefs.

Hi all! Long time reader, first time poster. I'm using a throwaway because I have some potentially embarrassing information in this post about my husband and sons, but I'd really like to hear other people's opinions about this.My husband and I have three boys, ages 6, 9, and 11. I work longer hours than him and have a job with much less time off (I'm a sales executive and he's a middle school English teacher), so he's usually the go-to for making decisions about the little things. For example, he usually takes care of dinner, getting the boys to and from their activities and appointments, and shopping for them. He's always bought the boys their clothes, which of course includes buying underwear. He has always bought tighty whitey briefs for our boys, which I never gave a second thought when they were younger.Now that our oldest is in middle school, I think he's too old to keep wearing tighty whiteys. I'm afraid that the other kids in school are going to make fun of him, call him a nerd, etc. He's a sweet kid, but he's kinda dorky and gangly, and I could see him getting picked on about it.My husband wears briefs himself, often white ones, but other colors too. I much prefer the look of a man in boxers (as I'm sure do most other women), but he's explained to me that he doesn't think they're comfortable. I accepted that, and wouldn't ever expect him to sacrifice his comfort to appease me. But I worried that he was imposing his own preferences onto our boys.I raised the question with him, and he got kind of defensive about it. He said that the boys are fine with their underwear, and he doesn't see a reason to change. He also insisted that because our boys all play sports, they should be wearing underwear that keeps them supported. I suggested boxer briefs, but he said that he's tried them, and they're not good enough.He went on to say that when he was a kid, he wore boxers when he was 12 and wound up getting testicular torsion and had to have surgery. He'd never told me this story, and seemed super embarrassed about it, but said that it was incredibly painful and traumatic, and that while he made it out fine, he could have lost the testicle. He doesn't want it to happen to our boys, so he said he wants to play it safe with them. He said that none of them have asked to get boxers, and if they do, he'd be okay with it as long as they wore briefs under their boxers.I respect my husband's wishes and understand why he's made the choice for them, but I also think it's a little dramatic. Men all over the place wear boxers all the time, and the vast majority of them never have any problems.r/parenting, I'd like to get some other opinions. I don't feel comfortable bringing this up with any of my friends, so thankfully I can ask strangers on the internet!Am I being overdramatic in wanting to switch my boys over to boxers?Is my husband being overdramatic in wanting them to keep wearing briefs?Is there something I'm not considering?I think I'm going to cross-post this in a couple other forums as well to get other opinions. Thanks all! via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2e8jJtn