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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because their clothes are just not something I'm willing to fight about.  I truly don't care what they wear most days, as long as they are clean and weather-appropriate.  (And even at that, if my 10 year old son wants to wear shorts, go for it.  It's his legs that will be cold, not mine.)
So 6 year old DD came down today in teal sweatpants and a maroon sweater.  I said "honey, that outfit doesn't really match - want me to help you find something else?"  And she said "nope - I like this!"  And that was that.
She also wears spiderman sneakers from the (gasp!) boys section because those were the sneakers she liked best.
  I'm sure you think she looks like a ragamuffin, but she's happy, healthy, and confident.  That's way more important to me than what the Gladys Cravets of the world think.[/quote]

This, a thousand times this.  I let them pick out their clothes, and I'm not going to run out to Target to buy their "favorite" character shirts in 4 different sizes.  So if they pick up a ratty old t-shirt with Peppa Pig on it and it's a little snug, we just roll with it.  After a few months, if the kid is still into whatever, I'll get another size up.  [/quote]

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