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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is something to keep in mind, your kids are going to get older.  I taught my kids early about what was appropriate and what wasn't appropriate, tried pretty hard not to give in to tantrums over ugly character clothes and iron on Disney/videogame/tv show themed crap.

They are now in middle school and my daughter [b]happily turns her nose up at half the shill they sell in Forever 21.[/b]

Here's the message, and here is why I was a "snob" about clothes when they were young: it's fine to have a few fun pieces that make you happy, but don't build your entire wardrobe on messaged/logoed/branded trash. Buy nice things that last and won't fill up the landfill.  I'm happy your daughter chose a "save the earth" tee-shirt, but junk fashion is one of the reasons our planet is dying and humans are currently enslaved for their production.

Buy nice things that can be worn a long time.

Yes, I'm a kid's clothes snob.
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Lol. But not the other half?

It’s fine to have clothes that make your kid happy. I have little kids, and they’re very active, and they play outside constantly in grass and dirt and streams. Their clothes get messed up, stained, and quickly outgrown. I don’t want to invest in expensive clothes that “can be worn a long time”, because they will not be worn a long time. So if Target has a bunch of relatively good quality shirts that are $10 and they have a Batman symbol on them...who cares?

My kids aren’t little dolls for me to accessorize in the exact way that I want because I’m anxious about what someone will think of me if they aren’t curated “just so”. They’re kids. They like what they like. And I think it’s unhealthy to prevent them from having at least some level of autonomy in how they dress.[/quote]

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