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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 25 year old self would see a kid at a wedding in jeans and be appalled at how disrespectful and trashy they were.

My 45 year old self (who, fwiw is very well dressed and has lots of money) now sees that and thinks "I bet that parent was like meh I'm not going to waste $150 on a one-time wear".  Which seems very reasonable to me.  [/quote]

You definitely don't have to spend $150 on a nice outfit.  [/quote]

It's the shoes that are brutal. I don't think my 12 year old DS has even gone longer than 6 months in his life that his shoe size didn't change.  He likes to throw on the same sneakers every day. So when the once every 8 months "semi formal" event comes along (wedding, school recital etc), his nikes won't cut it.  Yes, a lot of the kids wear "appropriate" sneakers like olukai or vans or cheaper versions, but my son isn't wearing those shoes other than for that event. So whether i buy 'nice' sneakers or formal shoes, I still need to buy him a pair of shoes that he will literally never wear again. And the last ones i did were like $60 on amazon for no name brand black slip ons.  Throw in minimum $40 for a cheap pair of khaki pants and $30 for a button up, plus some taxes, and you're at $150.  Hard to do it for cheaper at age 12.  fwiw the shoes i bought in december for his last recital, i bought TWO sizes too big so he could make it to his May recital. And he had to walk funny across the school stage to keep them on. I felt bad..... [/quote]

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