Who knew little people could be so picky about their attire? I'm sure my oldest three girls had their moments of being picky but, for some reason, it doesn't stick out in my mind. Sure, now that they are teens/tweens, they definitely have their preferences but as little people, I just don't remember them being the way children 4, 5, and 6 are. Child #4, our first son, started showing strong preferences for boots and jeans at around six years old. He began refusing to wear shorts...even though the knees in his jeans had giant holes in them, they may as well have been shorts.;-) He is growing out of that, now, at 8. So, we move on to child #5, our fourth daughter. She can be quite cantankerous at times. Prissy, one moment, and elbow to elbow, in the dirt, with her brothers, the next. She has always liked prissy little skirts with lots of volume. She has never had a problem with froo-froo dresses...until lately. She is 5, going on 16, I think. She now detests fluffy skirts. "Plain", not fluffy ,skirts are fine but they better not have too much poof. And dresses...oh man. The sash had better be very, very thin or, preferably, non existent. Do you know how many dresses she has like this? Hardly any. Sunday mornings tend to be a little (read majorly) dramatic. I try to keep from flashing forward to those pre-teen days, that, from experience, I know can be quite tragic if we don't have the right look. I'm thinking about loaning her out for a few years in there....;-). Wonder how she would feel about jeans and boots....
Next up, child #6, our second son. He is at the ripe old age of 35 months, one month shy of 3. He is rather particular about his wardrobe. It tends to be a little on the interesting side. Belt "holes". That's belt loops to everyone who is not 35 months old. He HAS to have belt holes. Might as well burn all shorts/pants without them. He has taken to wearing a belt and, while once, putting the belt on without the holes, worked, he has gotten too wise for that. A major meltdown is sure to occur if he doesn't have his belt holes. And, while clomping around in red rain boots used to be one of his favorite activities, he now insists on wearing his church shoes that tie...everywhere. He insists on having them retied, even when they don't really need it. He likes to wear a watch, sometimes a ball cap, and even a tie with a t-shirt, from time to time. I don't mind his eccentric choices in attire, so much, except when I'm in a big hurry and all three of his belt hole shorts are dirty or one of his "tie" shoes are missing...I will then listen to wailing all of the way to my destination, at which point I am wishing we had lots of money to purchase lots of belt "hole" shorts and "tie" shoes....
Can't wait to see what little Miss #7 insists on wearing...
I am blessed.
