Comments on: Shopping

By: aag

aag — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:31:18 +0000

Yes, it’s quite fascinating. I am reviewing it for Jane’s Guide.

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:19:09 +0000

The book looks like it could be really interesting. Are you finding that it’s good?

Also, man, I remember hating clothes and bras when I was a kid. Luckily, I developed late and didn’t have to start wearing a bra until grade seven.

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:27:53 +0000

This child has an air of melancholy and anxiety about her.

You write with grace and eloquence. You come across, to me, as a remarkable Mama.

By: badinfluencegirl

badinfluencegirl — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:47:09 +0000

my ex is like that, every thing he wears is holy… far cuter in a child

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the bra part makes me so wistful i can’t explain it

By: gusher

gusher — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:37:20 +0000

Oh, you poor thing… this sounds exactly like my daughter. It only gets worse (sorry!)… picking out shoes and eye-glass frames is worse than a root canal. At least for a root canal, you know what you’re getting!! When I take my (now 17 yr old daughter) out shopping, I pull out the patience card and find a bench to nap on until she finds exactly what she wants (no pressure from mom). Around age 14, I’d give her $100 and drop her off at the mall or a thrift store to shop. She doesn’t like me there, and I don’t dare pick any clothes out for her, cuz (gasp!) god forbid I have no clue! She’s not a pricey kid (thrift store clothes are fine, and actually she prefers them), but she’s just so darn picky!! I pass the torch….

By: T

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:51:34 +0000

when my sister was little, about 5 i think, she had a green shirt that she got at the op shop (like a second hand store) and she wore it to death! she wouldnt wear anything else. one day my mum told her it dissolved in the washing machine and she had to get a new one! haha!
xx

By: Mountain Girl

Mountain Girl — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:54:07 +0000

Some of her more threadbare garments could meet with a mysterious laundry accident. It might make her new outfits more appealing. My brother-in-law gets very attached to his socks and underwear; he’ll wear the most stretched-out, holey pairs over brand new ones. My sister has resorted to taking the old ones from his drawers and destroying them so he doesn’t fish them out of the rag bag or trash.

By: T

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:16:09 +0000

Um… are you sure you are writing about my child? Sounds eerily familiar…

By: Con Template

Con Template — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:32:27 +0000

Ah yes, the frustrations and the glories of our little ones. These kinds of things have been very hard for me to deal with, also. Thankfully, my wonderful wife has the life experience, wisdom and lots more patience than me, so everything is good – some of the time, of course.

By: ThatToyChick

ThatToyChick — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:57:44 +0000

You rock as a mom. You should write a parenting book full of these stories.