We were talking today about going clothes shopping.
Q: “Oh! I LOVE clothes shopping!”
Me: “Do you have something in mind that you’re looking for?”
Q (considers for a bit): “Well, a few more ties. Kids’ ties. (pause) And dresses and skirts.”
How cool is that? Ties and dresses and skirts. He’s definitely got a penchant for the fancy, that one.
For a glimpse of the currently beloved tie (always worn with velvet pants), have a look at this video. A bit grainy, but nevertheless….he’s in the back row. (And yes, this is a shameless opportunity to show my pride at his cello-ing).
Tell him I envy him the enjoyment of clothes shopping and hope he can hang onto it. I had to buy a dress for my recital tomorrow and hated shopping for it. We developed a strategy – if you don’t think you’ll like anything in a store, you have to get out quickly otherwise somebody tries to help you, and you’re stuck at least three times as long…
My problem is, I love having new stuff, just not the actual process of obtaining it. And me being a teenage girl, I thought you might appreciate that.
That was awesome! Thanks for sharing the video.
i am a lesbian woman and i believe its wrong to dress ur little boy with pink dresses. let ur boy be a boy and whatever he decides to be when he grows up it is all up to him.
Thanks for visiting and commenting. For the record, I don’t dress my son. He chooses his clothing (on most days, at least). He has influence in terms of what we get for him (not completely, and what we do choose, is very neutral). I let my son be HIMSELF, which means expressing himself. I guess you could say that I’m letting him be a boy — be the boy that he chooses to be. If I forced him to look/act a certain way, I think I’d be doing just the opposite of that. I think he has the right to decide, along the way, who he is, how he expresses himself, and what he likes.