Dressing the Kids

Saw this on GraphJam.com, and decided my children are the ideal Walmart patrons thanks to my husband’s dressing “efforts”…

Okay, I’m not a fashion diva by any stretch and am not a fan of dressing my kids up like dolls, but I do have some general standards.  As in, the clothing doesn’t necessarily have to match, but we’re not Gwen Stefani mixed-print cool around here, so basic coordination is good.  Also, it’s not a bad idea for the kids to wear things that semi-fit and look less like they rolled fresh out of the homeless shelter in town.

My husband does not seem to share these standards.  In his defense, one of his #1 panics when he learned we were having a girl was that he wouldn’t know how to dress her.  Being a guy, he’s, well, used to guy clothes…Less in his defense: I think his excuse has basically ridden out its welcome.  Honestly, he can’t possibly be this hopeless.  Yes, I’m incredibly thankful to be married to a great man who even tries to clothe our children, but…the size 3 mo. denim skirt (on my large 11 mo. daughter) with the stain ridden tie-dye boys’ tee is just not an option.  I’m not even sure how he finds this stuff.  It’s not coming from her closet, which is Mommy-approved attire.  At this point, I’m guessing my husband swings by Goodwill on his way home from work and picks up the most hideous stuff he can find just to drive me nuts.  I’m onto you, honey…I’m onto you…

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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