Let me just preface to say I was probably extremely frustrating to my mother at the age of 14. I do remember clearing out my closet on a regular basis because I had NOTHING to wear. I remember not being very nice about being woke up in the morning, and I am sure I was rude and abnoxious sometimes.
Jacob can make me crazy!!! We went to the store to buy him some shirts because his were getting too short. He is growing like a weed. He really like the one polo type shirt. for $25. I bought one...he however needed more than one shirt. I found some nice hensley shirts on sale of $9 each. He hesitated but tried them on. They looked very nice on him. They aren't weird. They aren't a weird color, or bad fit. They just aren't a polo type shirt (heaven forbid) Another side note: (2 years ago I couldn't get him in a polo type shirt...it was too nerdy then)
They look awesome on him. Make him look tall and lean and they are long enough to cover his long body. The colors HE picked were gray and dark green.
Now he doesn't want to wear them...because in his words.
"He doesn't think it will go well."
What the H double hockey sticks does that mean? He thinks he is going to get picked on because he dared wear a different type of shirt to school that he doesn't normally wear. Are you kidding me?
Yesterday he did break down and wear the shirt, (under protest) but wore his hoodie all day over it. Today I noticed he was wearing a shirt that is too short under his hoodie.
Did I mention that it is 19 degrees and he refuses to wear a winter coat...he only wears his hoodie. Apparently coats aren't "cool"...
I give up. I am taking the shirts back to the store and get my $18 dollars back...He can wear the one shirt he likes all year and wear the ones that don't fit. I am sure no one will mention THAT at school. (sarcasm)
Did I also mention that we HAD to go out in a blizzard to the store that night to get new shirts because he would DIE if he had to wear those short shirts anymore?
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel better.
Is there anyone out there that can relate...NO COMMENTS FROM MY MOTHER!
Best of luck...
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Oh my! Your son and mine could be twins! Mine will turn 15 next week... I have had the EXACT scenario with him! He's picky to no end and growing like a weed too... I think he is almost 5' 9" now... He only wears hoodies too! Even when the temps are below zero. Oh - and same thing with the polos too... no way in h... he was going to wear a polo 2 years ago, but that's all he wants now. Like it matters what shirts he has... he NEVER takes his hoodie off either...
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad those days are over for me! I hated clothes shopping with my kids! I do recall being difficult as a teen too. Finally, my mother got wise and gave me the money she had alotted for clothes. She said if I wanted to buy the name brands, then I'd have to put my own money in to make up the difference. I did and we were both happy!
ReplyDeleteMy kids (7) SUFFERED terribly growing up because I took them to Goodwill to shop. Eventually two of the boys said that Old Navy would be a good place to shop. Tommy Hilfiger was too expensive (other choice they gave me.)
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