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You need, AT MOST, two swimsuits, in the event one of them doesn't dry in time for the next day. You rinse swimsuits after each use, to get bleach or salt out, but you don't need to wash them with detergent. You hang them to dry (hence why you need two unless you dry them in the sun).

Also, OP, state college is $30K a year today, total cost of attendance. My son's private uni is $85K a year. Costs are only going to go up. Other costs, haphazardly: $90/lesson for music lessons or tutoring (which went up to $200/hr for AP and SAT/ACT test prep for my kid in high school).  You can also get a cheap online tutor from a lower COL state, if you want, just like you can buy two swimsuits. Public school is free with taxes, private can go up to 70K a year, with donations and fees.

It's all relative :-)[/quote]

All of this. We have an only and are doting and I absolutely indulge my kid. But even with plenty of money and only one kid to buy for, we are strategic and think big picture.

Also, if you get in the habit of going overboard like this all the time, it absolutely will start losing its charm for your kid and will simply become an expectation. You will wind up with the kid (or kids) who complain because you're going on vacation and even though their old swimsuits all still fit, you are not purchasing a brand new "swim wardrobe" for them. Being more strategic and limited with indulgences will help your kid see them as the treat they are, and not just the way the world works. Good luck with that.[/quote]

As I already posted, this is the FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE she's gotten to pick out swimsuits. This is not a habit. And I think I mentioned in the OP that none of her swimsuits fit anymore. This is literally the first time I've indulged her with clothes this way. [/quote]

I'm the PP who posted about college costs. Sorry we're all ganging up on you. There is an etiquette to all message boards, everyone gets burned at least once, and next time, you'll be a little warier of how you come across. Your tone was read as a complaint, even though you didn't mean it that way. You can adjust next time.

I've bought some truly INSANE things for my kids, but I don't complain about the price - I know it was a crazy splurge, not within the realm of normal for most MC/UMC families.

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