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Momfidence! cheers on commonsense parenting and sighs at the rest. How to worry less, wing it more. A.k.a. parenting by the seat of my mid-rise mom jeans.
About Paula Spencer
I'm the author of Momfidence! An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting, and a mom of four in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (where you cannot even buy Oreos at the two groceries nearest to my home).
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Just Be Glad They're Dressing ThemselvesJuly 22, 2008
Apparently clothing manufacturers have caught onto the idea that kids randomly pair stripes with polka dots and clashing colors. Now you can buy "coordinated mismatched looks":
"Think a purple, two-tone dot turtleneck with a multicoloured zigzag poncho and purple-and-aqua plaid skirt for girls, or red-white-and-blue plaid flannel shirt over a blue-and-white striped rugby shirt for boys." No word on what's to keep the child matching up the proper mismatched coordinates, as opposed to, say, wearing that purple two-tone dot turtleneck with a tutu and green striped socks [as seen more than once in my house, I think.] The editor of Cookie urges parents to "let kids express themselves"...but then she can't help adding, "but at the same time you want them to look put together and not be embarrassed." THEY won't be embarrassed! Why should you? |
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