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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not about money.

Try keeping a 2.5 year old in perfect expensive clothing when they are on the playground, in dirt, mud, painting, getting sweaty, eating. I’d rather them just be a kid and play them worry about keeping a shirt starched. And hair...everyday is a battle to brush or get it nice.

I buy target play clothes because it’s cheap, convenient, looks ok, and if it gets destroyed, grown out of, lost in a bottomless cubby it doesn’t matter.

Just let the kids play. When they are older want want to wear nicer stuff, we will get nicer stuff and they will need to be more careful.

Yeah, I don’t buy it. I have two very active kids who start out the day being clean, brushed and put together and encourage them to get as dirty and sweaty as they want. But they start the morning looking like someone loves them.

BTW, more expensive clothing like Hanna Andersen lasts longer and releases stains better than cheap clothes which saves money in the long run. And even filthy, they look better.

I am really starting to dislike these HA, Boden and Tea Collection posters. Trust me, I've waited for sales and coupons and what not, its a lot of energy to spend on freaking *kids clothes* and they are expensive as hell if you buy them randomly. And I have 2 girls, and they do look worn out after so many washes. Only a few of them can be really handed down.

you probably don't have enough clothing. my girls and i love clothing and we have a bunch brand name stuff (HA being among the cheapest we buy). i have three girls and most of it looks new. but we have a huge rotation so no dress/shirt etc gets worn day after day after day...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What brands are HM and LE?

H&M, Land's End

Oh I had no idea Land’s End made toddler clothes.

[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.

I think HA, RLand Vineyard Vines are all hideous. North Face is overprice. My kid has a NF coat and prefers his Kmart coats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Cotton does not hold up well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

You have school clothing and home clothing. If a shirt got stained at school, they wear that to school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

You have school clothing and home clothing. If a shirt got stained at school, they wear that to school.

So I should dress up my kid when she’s hanging around the house? Why? FTR, I do hold back some nicer clothes for when we have events to go to and for those times she is dressed nicely, hair combed regardless of complaints.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What brands are HM and LE?

H&M, Land's End

Oh I had no idea Land’s End made toddler clothes.

Their kids clothes start at size 4.

[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?

No, no no, not at all!!! I'm saying the Target clothes are the NICEST clothes they own. The others are from...who knows. Very very thin, faded, polyester. It's just odd to me because they are super frugal, but it doesn't make sense to buy cheap clothes that just fall apart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not about money.

Try keeping a 2.5 year old in perfect expensive clothing when they are on the playground, in dirt, mud, painting, getting sweaty, eating. I’d rather them just be a kid and play them worry about keeping a shirt starched. And hair...everyday is a battle to brush or get it nice.

I buy target play clothes because it’s cheap, convenient, looks ok, and if it gets destroyed, grown out of, lost in a bottomless cubby it doesn’t matter.

Just let the kids play. When they are older want want to wear nicer stuff, we will get nicer stuff and they will need to be more careful.

Yeah, I don’t buy it. I have two very active kids who start out the day being clean, brushed and put together and encourage them to get as dirty and sweaty as they want. But they start the morning looking like someone loves them.

BTW, more expensive clothing like Hanna Andersen lasts longer and releases stains better than cheap clothes which saves money in the long run. And even filthy, they look better.

I am really starting to dislike these HA, Boden and Tea Collection posters. Trust me, I've waited for sales and coupons and what not, its a lot of energy to spend on freaking *kids clothes* and they are expensive as hell if you buy them randomly. And I have 2 girls, and they do look worn out after so many washes. Only a few of them can be really handed down.

you probably don't have enough clothing. my girls and i love clothing and we have a bunch brand name stuff (HA being among the cheapest we buy). i have three girls and most of it looks new. but we have a huge rotation so no dress/shirt etc gets worn day after day after day...

Well, sure. If you don't wear any brand of clothing as often, it won't wear down as much. This in no way contradicts what the previous poster is saying, which is that all this nonsense from HA, Boden, and TC posters about how their clothes magically don't stain or get worn out is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not about money.

Try keeping a 2.5 year old in perfect expensive clothing when they are on the playground, in dirt, mud, painting, getting sweaty, eating. I’d rather them just be a kid and play them worry about keeping a shirt starched. And hair...everyday is a battle to brush or get it nice.

I buy target play clothes because it’s cheap, convenient, looks ok, and if it gets destroyed, grown out of, lost in a bottomless cubby it doesn’t matter.

Just let the kids play. When they are older want want to wear nicer stuff, we will get nicer stuff and they will need to be more careful.

Yeah, I don’t buy it. I have two very active kids who start out the day being clean, brushed and put together and encourage them to get as dirty and sweaty as they want. But they start the morning looking like someone loves them.

BTW, more expensive clothing like Hanna Andersen lasts longer and releases stains better than cheap clothes which saves money in the long run. And even filthy, they look better.

I am really starting to dislike these HA, Boden and Tea Collection posters. Trust me, I've waited for sales and coupons and what not, its a lot of energy to spend on freaking *kids clothes* and they are expensive as hell if you buy them randomly. And I have 2 girls, and they do look worn out after so many washes. Only a few of them can be really handed down.

you probably don't have enough clothing. my girls and i love clothing and we have a bunch brand name stuff (HA being among the cheapest we buy). i have three girls and most of it looks new. but we have a huge rotation so no dress/shirt etc gets worn day after day after day...

Well, sure. If you don't wear any brand of clothing as often, it won't wear down as much. This in no way contradicts what the previous poster is saying, which is that all this nonsense from HA, Boden, and TC posters about how their clothes magically don't stain or get worn out is ridiculous.

1) clothes differ in quality but nothing is indestructible
2) some people rotate too few clothes leading to faster wear down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

You have school clothing and home clothing. If a shirt got stained at school, they wear that to school.

So I should dress up my kid when she’s hanging around the house? Why? FTR, I do hold back some nicer clothes for when we have events to go to and for those times she is dressed nicely, hair combed regardless of complaints.

You have school clothing that are fine to get paint, slime, marker on and other clothing for every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not about money.

Try keeping a 2.5 year old in perfect expensive clothing when they are on the playground, in dirt, mud, painting, getting sweaty, eating. I’d rather them just be a kid and play them worry about keeping a shirt starched. And hair...everyday is a battle to brush or get it nice.

I buy target play clothes because it’s cheap, convenient, looks ok, and if it gets destroyed, grown out of, lost in a bottomless cubby it doesn’t matter.

Just let the kids play. When they are older want want to wear nicer stuff, we will get nicer stuff and they will need to be more careful.

Yeah, I don’t buy it. I have two very active kids who start out the day being clean, brushed and put together and encourage them to get as dirty and sweaty as they want. But they start the morning looking like someone loves them.

BTW, more expensive clothing like Hanna Andersen lasts longer and releases stains better than cheap clothes which saves money in the long run. And even filthy, they look better.

I am really starting to dislike these HA, Boden and Tea Collection posters. Trust me, I've waited for sales and coupons and what not, its a lot of energy to spend on freaking *kids clothes* and they are expensive as hell if you buy them randomly. And I have 2 girls, and they do look worn out after so many washes. Only a few of them can be really handed down.

you probably don't have enough clothing. my girls and i love clothing and we have a bunch brand name stuff (HA being among the cheapest we buy). i have three girls and most of it looks new. but we have a huge rotation so no dress/shirt etc gets worn day after day after day...

Well, sure. If you don't wear any brand of clothing as often, it won't wear down as much. This in no way contradicts what the previous poster is saying, which is that all this nonsense from HA, Boden, and TC posters about how their clothes magically don't stain or get worn out is ridiculous.

1) clothes differ in quality but nothing is indestructible
2) some people rotate too few clothes leading to faster wear down

I have everything from Kmart and Walmart to Gap, Under Armor, Nike, Adidas, Levi's, North Face for my child and they all wear the same. How you wash and dry them makes a difference as well as how rough your kids are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

No, no no, not at all!!! I'm saying the Target clothes are the NICEST clothes they own. The others are from...who knows. Very very thin, faded, polyester. It's just odd to me because they are super frugal, but it doesn't make sense to buy cheap clothes that just fall apart.

Then go buy them some nice clothing. TJ Max, Marshalls, Ross, anywhere. You are just as cheap as them.

[Anonymous]

My kids wear tattered and torn and stained clothes.

They wear their favorites first and all the time.

When I ask to throw out a stained shirt they say "why do you care". I don't care so they can keep stained shirts they like.

So, "why do you care?"

[Anonymous]

Oh, OP. Go find a hobby.