by Sassy Chick ~ First two days of school completed. Yeah me.
Like most people, I bought my children way too many new school clothes. My sons could pretty much wear a new outfit everyday, for a month.
I’m not sure why I go overboard, other than it is yet another illogical way I’m trying to make sure they are never made fun of, hurt, disappointed or rejected. And don’t talk about me until your kids start school. It’s hard, really, really hard.
So after frantic shopping, I spent the better part of an entire day banishing all my oldest’s worn out clothes to my youngest child’s future clothes storage bin. Lucky him. I then laid out five days worth of brand spankin’ new outfits for the first week of school. I was actually insanely proud of myself. I thought about calling Martha Stewart and taunting her, luckily I did not.
With all that said, this is the following conversation I had with my oldest son this morning.
Son comes down wearing something entirely different than what I had laid out for him to wear. He has apparently located the dungeon of banished clothes and rescued them.
Me: What are you wearing?
Son: Clothes
Me: I understand that, but what clothes? Where are the clothes daddy and I mortgaged the house to buy for you?
Son: Didn’t like them. I wanted to wear my old shorts.
Mom takes a moment in another room. I come back ready to face the situation like a rational person. A person who vowed not to not yell for at least one week.
Me: I understand you want to wear your old clothes, but mommy has laid brand new clothes out for you upstairs and I need…
Son: But I like these clothes they are....
Me: GO UPSTAIRS. GET YOUR NEW CLOTHES ON. TAKE THE BLACK BELT OFF. FIND YOUR BROWN BELT, PUT IT ON AND GET BACK DOWN HERE AS FAST AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE AND EAT YOUR BREAKFAST WITH YOUR FAMILY. FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS WORLD, THROW THOSE SHORT IN THE TRASH.
Vow broken. I’ll try again on Monday.
i think maybe his point is . . . he doesn't care what he wears. :-)
more reasons i don't understand boys.
Posted by: photochick | August 14, 2007 at 01:29 PM
I'm sorry, but this did make me laugh. I think because I can relate to trying to stay calm and just loosing it. Thank God there's always a new day (or another Monday).
Posted by: singer chick | August 14, 2007 at 04:10 PM
I just died laughing at this sitting in my office yesterday. Thanks for making me laugh I certainly needed it. The funny thing to me is I can HEAR you saying this. I'm afraid I will have my eyes more opened with Caroline in the next few years!
Posted by: Ayshia | August 15, 2007 at 08:41 AM
Want to join the "school shopping over achiever mom's group" with me? I'm there with you!
Oh, and I caved on Day 1. Colin wore an old t-shirt to school. Let's just say that if his shirt is not the color of one of the Wiggles, he ain't wearing it! So, all those orange polos (3 of them) and green ones (5 of those) and even pink (2 and yes, I try to get my son to wear pink...it's manly!!!) are hanging in his closet. If I start the day before preparing him that "We need to wear one of those great new green shirts tomorrow!" he will usually begrudgingly give in but only if I promise him that he can be Greg or Anthony the next day. God love those boys! One way girls are easier...they LOVE new clothes...makes me get all teary!
Posted by: Holli | August 15, 2007 at 02:41 PM