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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what are you envisioning here. Your daughter can't repeat a bathing suit during spring break? She can't even wear the same rash guard twice? Athleta girl has some very cute two pieces that are actually reversible -- two suits in one.

The fact that you can afford it is irrelevant -- this is just being dumb with money and also teaching your daughter to be dumb with money. She's goign to be a 25 yr old blowing her entire paycheck on clothes because no one ever taught her how to budget properly (while still getting cute things she likes! there's very little sacrifice here).

Kids ARE expensive, but I assumed this post was going to be about the cost of braces, a special needs therapy for which no one takes insurance, or having to buy a new wardrobe for a kid who shot up 3 inches in a year or something. If you are experiencing sticker shock here, just wait until you actually HAVE to spend money on your kid for something a lot less fun than a new swimsuit for vacation.[/quote]

Please - you've never indulged your kids in some frivolous way? I doubt that very much. These will be what she wears for the next two or three summers. I'm happy for her to have options she's chosen. [b]She's sacrificed plenty in the name of not being financially wasteful[/b], and I am not worried about her being careful with money as an adult. [/quote]

WTF does this mean in the context of an 8yo? Wearing a few hand-me-downs is not a sacrifice if they are in good condition etc.

OP, you are an idiot. We have a high HHI, my DD has a ton of hand-me-downs, and she has 3 swimsuits. Two nice ones for parties and vacations, and one less expensive one for indoor pool lessons. They cost $100 in total.[/quote]

It means that about 90% of her clothes and shoes are hand-me-downs. It means when she wanted to take ballet but a cousin handed down tap shoes, she agreed to take tap. I could give more examples, but you'll all find fault with anything I say. Apparently because I did one big thing for one of my children once, you've decided I'm a horrible person. [/quote]

No. People are criticizing you for complaining about the cost of kids when you decided to buy an excessive amount of the  most expensive of the most expensive items. Kids are expensive but not for the reason you are complaining about. It’s like buying a Birkin bag and then complaining that purses are expensive.

And your attempts to justify are just stupid. A kid won’t wear a swimsuit for multiple years. And rewarding a kid with excess because they had to tolerate hand me downs is ridiculous because hand me downs are not a hardship.

Just own it that you wanted to buy your kid some unnecessary and expensive things. So stop complaining. [/quote]

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