Not sure if I had mentioned this yet but having Daddy in charge of clothing our daughter is a dangerous because men and women view clothing differently. Most guys view clothing as something we have to wear to function in society and to from keep spending time in jail for indecent exposure. To us as long as the pants have two legs and the shirt has a neck opening (sleeves are optional) we are good to go. We will try to get something to match but if it comes down to us wearing our favorite pants or favorite shirt with something that doesn't match vs something that matches, we are going with the favorite and not matching. Girls on the other hand are concerned about everything matching - pants, underwear, shirt, shoes, socks, jewelry...etc. As a result, men and women are in conflict and wars result over "that doesn't match", "you're wearing that".
I find myself being somewhere in the middle and what I think matches doesn't always match in LA's eyes (most of time she is right but it still goes back to that is what I wanted to wear) I don't want to wear something that doesn't match but I also don't have to be dressed for the prom every day going to work or going out to dinner. And now our view's on clothing is communicated to our kids...
I try to match stuff so Aubrey looks cute and some days when I come home LA is shaking her head - You sent her in that. We finally came to an agreement. The most stressful time for me in the morning was dressing her. If her matching was important then I needed help. So, I asked LA to pick her clothes out the day before and leave them out where I could find them. This has worked most days and the days when she doesn't leave clothes out the rule is don't say anything, I did my best. Which leads me to Wyatt...
We had him at the perfect time of year. In about 30 days his wardrobe is shrinking. All he will need is a diaper and he will be good to go. We are going to skip and entire run of clothes from 3 to 6 months with him. That should save us a few dollars.
So if you see us out and about and the kids don't match, it's daddy's fault. Don't mention it.
I find myself being somewhere in the middle and what I think matches doesn't always match in LA's eyes (most of time she is right but it still goes back to that is what I wanted to wear) I don't want to wear something that doesn't match but I also don't have to be dressed for the prom every day going to work or going out to dinner. And now our view's on clothing is communicated to our kids...
I try to match stuff so Aubrey looks cute and some days when I come home LA is shaking her head - You sent her in that. We finally came to an agreement. The most stressful time for me in the morning was dressing her. If her matching was important then I needed help. So, I asked LA to pick her clothes out the day before and leave them out where I could find them. This has worked most days and the days when she doesn't leave clothes out the rule is don't say anything, I did my best. Which leads me to Wyatt...
We had him at the perfect time of year. In about 30 days his wardrobe is shrinking. All he will need is a diaper and he will be good to go. We are going to skip and entire run of clothes from 3 to 6 months with him. That should save us a few dollars.
So if you see us out and about and the kids don't match, it's daddy's fault. Don't mention it.
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