Sarah Deien shares the dilemma of shopping for the pre-teen set.
I’m not much of a shopper. It’s just not my thing—but when it comes to shopping for my tweenagers, I’m stumped. Flummoxed. Exasperated. Often disgusted.
Is there a reason clothing manufacturers want our 12-year-old girls to look like they’re going out clubbing? Is there any garment out there not edged in lace, dipping half-way to the belly button or splattered with some smart-aleck saying?
My twins complain they have nothing to wear. It’s a valid complaint. At school, they wear uniforms (which is the best policy EVER!) Otherwise, they have two choices of church clothes, a pair of jeans, and a couple of polo shirts. They’ve got drawers full of t-shirts and athletic shorts too, but not much else. I don’t know what else to get them. They’re getting too big for the kid section, too small for the women’s section and the junior section: don’t get me started! Sleazy!
My husband picked up a pair of shorts at the department store, his eyebrows shot up high said, “Really?” These things would have made Daisy Duke look like she was wearing capris.
I feel fortunate because my older girls aren’t clamoring to wear indecent clothes. And thank heavens they’ve inherited my aversion to shopping. They do however, need something to wear that’s appropriate. The worst is yet to come. We’ve got to get swimsuits!
My gosh I sound like my mother. Apropos, since Mother’s Day is upon us. In my next column, I’ll share some ways we eventually do turn into our moms, for better or for worse. In the meantime, tell me parents out there…do you have the same problems? What challenges do you face with your pre-teen kids? I’d love to hear from you.
Take care ~Sarah
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