Parents who don’t care about their child’s appearance

[Anonymous]

I am convinced there are a group of women on DCUM who start threads to prop up their HA reselling business.

It's just propaganda. HA does not make magical stain-resistant impossibly sturdy clothes. They absolutely get worn down and pill and stained like everything else. Frankly having had both Target clothes and the pricy brands for young kids, I think the pricy brands are totally a waste of money for young kids.

If you think your magical expensive brands stand up just so much better, it's because you don't let your little girls run around and have fun on the playground.

[Anonymous]

So, buy them clothing. We have friends kids come every summer for a week or two. I spent all last week shopping for them. Lots of clearance sales right now. You don't have to spend a lot to get good clothing/brands. I buy my children's clothing in advance and pay less than used prices.

[Anonymous]

Target and Old Navy pants did not last the school year for my 6yo. (He wore shorts until October). By March, every pair of pants were either totally ripped, or fraying at the knees. I care about his appearance, but sometimes he had to wear the frayed pants before I bought more.

Question for more savvy shoppers: what are some more durable brands of boys pants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Target and Old Navy pants did not last the school year for my 6yo. (He wore shorts until October). By March, every pair of pants were either totally ripped, or fraying at the knees. I care about his appearance, but sometimes he had to wear the frayed pants before I bought more.

Question for more savvy shoppers: what are some more durable brands of boys pants?

Your kid is unusually hard on clothing. My son has only damaged one pair of jeans and it wasn't his fault/how they were made. We do all kinds of brands depending on what I get on clearance from wrangler, children's place, target, walmart, levi's and a few other brands.

[Anonymous]

I don't buy this "more expensive" is better crap. I just want to make sure it's all cotton for t-shirts. Pants can have little bit something else in them to sturdiness, but not shirts. Nordstrom Rack for kids is like Nike polyester parade.
After shower we re looking for a soft comfortable t-shirt to wear and almost always find the good-old simple Circo shirt from Target. Fancy brands have itchy logos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am convinced there are a group of women on DCUM who start threads to prop up their HA reselling business.

It's just propaganda. HA does not make magical stain-resistant impossibly sturdy clothes. They absolutely get worn down and pill and stained like everything else. Frankly having had both Target clothes and the pricy brands for young kids, I think the pricy brands are totally a waste of money for young kids.

If you think your magical expensive brands stand up just so much better, it's because you don't let your little girls run around and have fun on the playground.

HA is really overpriced, especially used. Somethings for boys do hold up better - UA, Adidas and Nike in the athletic fabric hold up much better than cotton but otherwise it makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am convinced there are a group of women on DCUM who start threads to prop up their HA reselling business.

It's just propaganda. HA does not make magical stain-resistant impossibly sturdy clothes. They absolutely get worn down and pill and stained like everything else. Frankly having had both Target clothes and the pricy brands for young kids, I think the pricy brands are totally a waste of money for young kids.

If you think your magical expensive brands stand up just so much better, it's because you don't let your little girls run around and have fun on the playground.

HA is really overpriced, especially used. Somethings for boys do hold up better - UA, Adidas and Nike in the athletic fabric hold up much better than cotton but otherwise it makes sense.

+1. I don’t get the HA-Boden boosting that claims the clothes are inherently sturdier. They’re nicer fabric sometimes but I don’t think they hold up markedly better or resist stains more than the stuff I buy from carters. I think they’re attractive to people who value brand names and a certain look. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

My kid gets tons of hand-me-down clothes that are in decent condition, and every day she comes home from school with paint, markers, glitter glue, slime, what-have-you on them (she’s in preschool). Some of the stains come out easily, some don’t. And she is still growing fast so clothes don’t last, so I see no point in spending $ on new clothes - Target or Bowden - given the situation. One time she wore a nice dress to school and the slime they played with stained and nothing could get it out. $30 down the drain. No thanks. Plus it’s a fight anyway with her wanting to pick out what she wants. And don’t even get me started on her hair, which half the time I give up on combing out because she has ear-splitting screams like a banshee. It’s exhausting. She is regularly bathed, brushes her teeth, and clothes are regularly washed. At some point peer pressure will get her more focused on combed hair and put together clothes. For now, sorry if relatives or strangers don’t think she’s dressed “good enough.” Oh well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here and my nieces don’t really look unkept. I only noticed after caring for them for a week that their clothes are terrible. Polyester, pills, rips, etc. Why do people such cheap, itchy, poor quality clothing?!

If it bothers you so much, why don’t you gift them a bunch of new organic all cotton clothing?

I do give them clothing (just from target) for birthdays and Christmas and they love it.

Wait. So you give them Target clothing as gifts... and you’re complaining that their parents buy clothes from Target instead of HA?

[Anonymous]

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Their parents clothes are always tattered and poor quality, so clothing is definitely not something they care about.

You answered your own question. Some people, rich or poor, just don't care about clothes and/or have bad taste. I don't know how you can expect parents who can't keep well-maintained clothes on their own bodies to be able to do that on their kids'. I love clothes and get lots of comments about how "put together" I look. But it's a lot of work to do that for my kids. I buy my kids way more clothes than they need from more expensive brands (Tea, HA, etc). And, guess what? My DD's favorite t-shirt is this faded hand-me-down hello kitty one that she insists on wearing with mismatched bottoms. I could have arguments with her daily about it...or I can just be content that she's wearing seasonally appropriate clothing. It is what it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am convinced there are a group of women on DCUM who start threads to prop up their HA reselling business.

It's just propaganda. HA does not make magical stain-resistant impossibly sturdy clothes. They absolutely get worn down and pill and stained like everything else. Frankly having had both Target clothes and the pricy brands for young kids, I think the pricy brands are totally a waste of money for young kids.

If you think your magical expensive brands stand up just so much better, it's because you don't let your little girls run around and have fun on the playground.

HA is really overpriced, especially used. Somethings for boys do hold up better - UA, Adidas and Nike in the athletic fabric hold up much better than cotton but otherwise it makes sense.

+1. I don’t get the HA-Boden boosting that claims the clothes are inherently sturdier. They’re nicer fabric sometimes but I don’t think they hold up markedly better or resist stains more than the stuff I buy from carters. I think they’re attractive to people who value brand names and a certain look. YMMV.

Those posters are likely the ones who operate reseller businesses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What brands are HM and LE?

H&M, Land's End

[Anonymous]

I think the most important question is do they make sure their children start their day with their morning bowel movement before their daily morning bath?

[Anonymous]

Am I the only one who thinks Hana Anderson is hideous? Their prints are just awful. I have 2 boys and just had a baby girl. Boys wear mostly under armour, Abercrombie, vineyard vines, Ralph Lauren and Gymboree. Buy most of their clothes on sale or at the outlets. I always get them a warm coat from north face or Patagonia.

Baby girl is new and we have been wearing mostly gifts so far. Haven’t bought much yet but some pajamas from Gymboree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who thinks Hana Anderson is hideous? Their prints are just awful. I have 2 boys and just had a baby girl. Boys wear mostly under armour, Abercrombie, vineyard vines, Ralph Lauren and Gymboree. Buy most of their clothes on sale or at the outlets. I always get them a warm coat from north face or Patagonia.

Baby girl is new and we have been wearing mostly gifts so far. Haven’t bought much yet but some pajamas from Gymboree.

Yeah... I was googling some of these brands and I do not get it. The muted colors and prints seem just as garish as the cheap “Cool Bro” toddler shirts.