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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

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

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.[/quote]

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

Paint slime and marker should be every day experiences for your child.  If they are just school experiences then you are doing your kid far more harm than Harry Potter hair or Target shirts.[/quote]

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