I hate giant bows. I HATE them.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes they look really silly but I have seen some girls take it too far...or they are too big and just look ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

I like big bows and I cannot lie.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I do not hate all hair bows. For example....



Cute.




However these








Ridiculous.

Here's my impression of the kind of "Mommy" that puts those last three bows on her kids: owns 2+ cats (with names like "Mister Man", and "Jazz Paws Spirit Claws"), wears a lot of foundation and perfume, has hair that she uses aqua net or Aussie scrunch spray on, sends her DD to cheer leading camp and enters her in baby pageants, has scrap-booking as a hobby, has dried flowers on her walls and balloon valences adorning her windows, makes a lot of casseroles, secretly binge eats pastries in her minivan, has a DH that still wears a denim shirt with his jeans and cell phone holster, and owns a lot of Yankee candles.

Those last three bows are not "Lilly Pulitzer mommy" bows. And I've never seen a little girl in DC wearing one of them, unless she was a tourist. Maybe in the VA and MD suburbs, but never seen a city mom put something like that on her kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like big bows and I cannot lie.

You other mothers can't deny

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Anonymous wrote:The bigger the bow, the better the Mama.

(It's a Southern thing)

Let me weigh in to say that bow-wearing is a THING and the moms who stick enormous bows in their girls' hair dress them in smocked dresses and Mary Janes and their boys wear smocked overalls with Peter Pan collars, white socks and saddle shoes. It's a look that tries to state, "I'm white, I'm Southern, I'm rich, I'm conservative."

Oh, and the kids forced to wear these costumes are named Makenzie, Hannah, Grace, Taylor, Kylie, Sadie, Lexie, Emma (with a middle name of Hope, Rose, Nicole -select one) or Jackson, Samuel, Braxton, Max, Gavin, Henry, William, Braden, Aiden, Hayden, Carter, with a middle name of Troy,
Kyle, Ian, or pretentious sounding family name like Worthington).

That is all.

I am not from the South but love smocks, embroidered, monogrammed, appliqued clothing and respectable size bows- the ones the OP just posted are the OTT bows (over the top) and I agree, they are crazy. And neither of my children fit into your name stereotype. Just because I put my children in what I find as age appropriate clothing doesn't mean I'm stating "I'm southern, I'm rich, I'm conservative". It states I care that my children are in clothing without glitter, stupid sayings and I am not trying to have them dress older than they are. Have you been to Target lately? My daughter does not need the crap they are selling- if it is plain and age appropriate, I will gladly buy it but some of us are just trying to dress our toddlers as a toddler not something on Toddler's and Tiaras. Janie and Jack is one of my favorite stores and I will gladly pay the extra couple of dollars to keep them age appropriate.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like big bows and I cannot lie.

You other mothers can't deny

Oh my god, Becky. Look. At her. Bow. It is so big.

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American Hair bow.

See the difference?

I think these little girls look darling. And no, I am not Southern.

I can't believe people like you really exist. Takes all kinds, I guess.

Yep, I do exist, and I am usually the one looking at the girls in my DD's class who have messy hair, thinking, "Why don't their moms do their hair and let them go out of the house with their long hair all scraggly and all over the place????"

"Darling?" Sorry, but busted. Only a Southerner would use that word. And what's wrong with short, cute little bob haircuts on little girls? The tacky hair bows do control the tangled mess you are describing.

Jesus Christ. Why don't you just glue a penis to your daughter and get it over with

Not the PP but I'm from MA and use the word 'darling'. Oh, and I think the bows are cute too.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that they look absolutely ridiculous (and most definitely question the mother's taste! Of course, the mother is usually wearing some equally ridiculous get-up herself - Lily Pultizer on a 35-year old - sorry, but get some style?!). However, it's not something to get worked up about - to each his own!

So . . . what's in good taste in your closet??

My closet includes plenty of nice clothing from various places - everything from Max Mara to Ann Taylor Loft, I even throw in a few pieces vintage pieces I've picked up over the years...I personally can't stand Lily Pultizer because I think it's too juvenile and, frankly, makes most people look like they are wearing some horrifically loud wallpaper. I believe in dressing for your body type and your age. Before you get bent out of shape, I would think the same thing of a woman who is trying to pull off a short little min-skirt and crop top at the age of 35-40 years. It's looks tacky and out of place.

HOWEVER, I also said in my original post that it's not something I would ever get so worked up about. I truly believe that dressing is a personal decision. SO - go forth proudly with your Lily dress and don't worry about what I think. Don't be so defensive - part of successful style is about carrying yourself with confidence!

I'd look into the story of how Lily Pulitzer came into being. Pretty inspiring!

[Anonymous]

Mother of a big bow wearer here. OP the things you hate Re not bows. Those are fascinators. Big difference!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like big bows and I cannot lie.

You other mothers can't deny

Oh my god, Becky. Look. At her. Bow. It is so big.

Hahahhaha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought the Russian hair bows were (or used to be) part of the school uniform for ceremonies and official occasions.

You are partially right: they were not required as a part of the uniform, but were frequently worn for formal occasions in school and preschool centers (or sometimes to a friend's birthday party). However, hair bows are not as popular now and you won't really see them on little girls.

A any rate, I am amused that someone can HATE an accessory worn by someone else's child. Seriously? How do you go through life OP, if such little things make you angry?

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Anonymous wrote:Better steer clear of Kensington if you don't want to see the giant hair bow.

Moving on: Tell us how you feel about smocked dresses and seersucker, OP? What about madrass and Lilly Pulitzer? Or anything out of the Orient Expressed catalog (from NoLa)?

Don't live in Kensington but maybe I should! Love everything you mentioned and was so thrilled to get TWO daughters. I am from Richmond and agree it is a southern thing. They'll be dressing themselves soon enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course you all hate bows. This place is Frumpville.

+1 add prudeville as well

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The bigger the bow, the better the Mama.

(It's a Southern thing)

Let me weigh in to say that bow-wearing is a THING and the moms who stick enormous bows in their girls' hair dress them in smocked dresses and Mary Janes and their boys wear smocked overalls with Peter Pan collars, white socks and saddle shoes. It's a look that tries to state, "I'm white, I'm Southern, I'm rich, I'm conservative."

Oh, and the kids forced to wear these costumes are named Makenzie, Hannah, Grace, Taylor, Kylie, Sadie, Lexie, Emma (with a middle name of Hope, Rose, Nicole -select one) or Jackson, Samuel, Braxton, Max, Gavin, Henry, William, Braden, Aiden, Hayden, Carter, with a middle name of Troy,
Kyle, Ian, or pretentious sounding family name like Worthington).

That is all.

When I was a college age sorority girl, 20 years ago, we used to joke that the farther south a girl's chapter was the bigger her hair bow would be. Minnesota = no bows. Illinois = small bows. Missouri = bigger bows. Missippi = bows so big they could double as satellite dishes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mother of a big bow wearer here. OP the things you hate Re not bows. Those are fascinators. Big difference!

How do you keep the baby/toddler from ripping them off and eating them? My kid would have chewed one of those into a slobbery mess the SECOND my back was turned.