I dress my children in very old clothes
April 9, 2008 | Blogland games,Family,Stuff
Remember this picture I used for the Crazy Eights meme?
That’s my son wearing my dad’s outfit, which Dad wore in the picture my son is holding.
I did it again.
That’s me and my brother [mumble-mumble] years ago. My mom made our outfits for a centennial celebration in our little town. Come to think of it, I believe she made a matching dress for herself. Whether that and my brother’s outfit still exist, I’m not sure. My outfit — except for the drawstring purse — still does, though. I dug it up and washed it before my daughters were too big to wear it anymore.
My first daughter was all over the idea of dressing up for pictures, especially since she also got to wear her dressy shoes. (She loves her dressy shoes.) She posed and smiled and even tried to dip her head.
My other daughter? She was having none of it. I asked her every day for the last week if she wanted to wear Mommy’s dress. Nope, she said, especially if it meant taking off her shirt. (???) I told her she didn’t have to take off her shirt. Nope. I called it a princess dress. Nope. A princess prairie dress. Nope. A pretty princess prairie dress. Nope. She wasn’t buying it. She might have been tempted if it looked more like this. (Notice the shirt underneath.)
Nagging an almost 4-year-old doesn’t work, although I did tell her yesterday that she would probably regret not wearing this dress for a picture a few years down the road. I imagined the conversation I would have with the girl who can repeatrepeatrepeat something 3,492 times — or until it wears a hole in my head.
“MommyIwantyogurtMommyIwantyogurtMommyIwantyogurt!”
I figured I’d get the “Why didn’t you take a picture of me in your dress?” and “You always loved her best!” and, you know … “MarciaMarciaMarcia!”
But it didn’t come down to that. I asked her again if she wanted to wear my dress and take pictures, and she said YES! I dropped everything, dressed her up and took her outside before she could change her mind.
Here she is.
Only problem was, the other daughter cried the entire time. Two daughters. One dress. Sigh. Oh well. She got to wear it again after we were done. (Notice the teary eyes and the red nose.)
Stay tuned for I dress my children in very old clothes, Part 2.
April 9th, 2008 at 9:55 am
I absolutely adore this idea. Sadly, I do not have any daughters (or any plans for future daughters), but I do have a neice or nephew due to arrive any day now. I’m certain that our mother has saved outfits from when we were wee ones for just such an occasion.
By the way, your daughters are both little beauties.
erin
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April 9th, 2008 at 10:56 am
I dress my kid in things I wore, because my mother saved EVERYTHING.
April 9th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
These were such precious photos! My mother saved a lot, too.
April 10th, 2008 at 1:49 am
I thought the clothes looked lovely. Such a great and neat idea to see your kids in clothes you wore. The only old thing I’ve got is a teddybear from my toddler days which my kids didn’t really like…
Hey, what about those plane delays? Aren’t you glad you’re not going on a Norway trip with American………? (Sorry, couldn’t resist)
AD
April 17th, 2008 at 12:55 am
shh! *whisper* 41