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Boots! (common I'm sure)
"Babie" wrote in message ... So our baby girl is growing up and acts like a 13 year old (she's 5). Jarrod and I went on yet another cruise recently. This one to celebrate our 15th anniversary. While we were gone, his mom stayed at our place to take care of the girl, our dog and 2 cats. She only lives about 2 hours from us, so we see her probably every other week. For some reason, she decided to take Alegra on a shopping spree. One of the things she bought was a pair of boots. Now we've had experience with "boot issues" before as our niece is almost 9. But we never came up with a perfect way to deal with it... Alegra thinks she has to wear her boots with EVERYTHING. Before she was born I referred to her as my little diva, and she certainly lives up to that nickname. It isn't a huge deal, but how do you handle clothing issues? We've been working a lot with the word "compromise" lately, so she's starting to get it, but she still thinks her boots are the only thing she can wear. Compared to other things, this is really our only "fight" we have with her. One way we handle it is making her choose what she wants to wear to school the night before after her bath. That usually works, but some mornings she decided the boots are a must *grin* LES! I don't see what the problem is. I believe I read somewhere up above that there's nothing really *wrong* with the boots, you just, basically, think she looks a little rediculous with boots and a skirt (or shorts or whatever) I'd let it go. I'm a bit anal with the way my children dress. DS learned from a very young age about matching. (No, that red sweater does NOT look alright with those green shorts and those hiking boots don't do it.) But... when he got older and started actually deciding what to wear, I didn't really care so much. One example is while shopping, he wanted this very purple and brown "rugby" shirt. I eventually got it, racking my brain as to what he would wear this purple-striped shirt with. His pants are ALL camo-type 'army' pants... And 99% of them are green. Purple and green? Oh my. I don't care, though. I've realized the clothing battle is not a battle worth fighting. He's almost 8 and I really don't care. As long as he is wearing something that doesn't look horrid - and by that I mean ripped up and stained and disgustingly dirty - I'm alright. I've also learned to toss or donate anything that I don't care for him putting on. Ripped jeans and pants go straight to my pile to either find a new home for (some do quilts and such with old jeans and pants) or to toss. Stuff I don't care for - or he doesn't like - go into a donation box to get rid of. I figure if he wants to wear something I don't really care much for, oh well. That is my problem and I know those funny pants or strange shirt will not fit him forever (luckily!) I also know that DDs (they're 2 and 3) often want some strange items to wear. After buying both girls new rubber boots when it was raining quite a bit, that's all they wanted to wear... Rubber boots in the heat with shorts... Yes, it looks rediculous. Yes, it's hard for both of them to walk in rubber boots, but as long as it's not cold out (frozen feet in rubber boots is not alright) then I don't care. I've found the novelty of some things eventually wears out. DD1 is at the age where she tries to dress herself. If she puts a shirt on backwards, I usually don't care. If she puts her shoes on the wrong feet, I usually don't take them off and put them on her if she has put them on herself. They're her feet, and the only feet she has, so they're not really the *wrong* feet, really! I usually put her shoes on anyways, or help her right off the bat, but if she's managed to do it on her own, I let it go. With your issue with the boots, I would just let her do it and ride it out. Let her wear the boots if it makes her happy! The funny clothing issue is one battle I have learned to let go and not fight. Still working on a few other "battles" I know I should not fight, but the issue with clothes is one I have learned to look the other way with |
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