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to wonder what crosses DP's mind somedays when he dresses DD

104 replies

Thurlow · 06/11/2013 19:53

I don't care if the colours don't match. I don't care if she has a blue polo shirt under a yellow cardigan. I don't care that her ponytail is two inches nearer one side of the head than the other. I don't care if she is wearing flowery, lacy leggings with a cowboy t-shirt.

But bless her, being dressed in pink cords that are clearly too small and which DP picked up from the charity pile, and which have left her with little indents around her tummy, and a thick bright green wool jumper when she has a temperature... Hmm

Poor mite. Shall I start laying her clothes out - or maybe I should start laying his clothes out for him instead

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DrinkFeckArseGirls · 06/11/2013 21:45

Strumpetron Shock I don't believe it!!!

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Thurlow · 06/11/2013 21:49

Pontouf Grin

I'm rather relieved the weather has turned properly. DP spent most of September and October insisting it wasn't cold enough for DD to wear a coat. He couldn't get his head around the fact that he was warm enough in just a sweater because he was pushing the pushchair, whereas she was just sitting there!

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SecretLimonadeDrinker · 06/11/2013 22:04

Ha ha, I feel so relieved reading this!

DH said to me that he doesn't understand my complicated system for DS clothes, that would be all tees together, all pjs together, all jeans together, etc!

So... how do they dress themselves again?!

Strumpetron · 06/11/2013 22:10

piano and drink apparently he isn't the only one! I posted about it on facebook once and a few people posted videos of dads doing it on youtube! Must be a 'dad' thing Grin

enormouse · 06/11/2013 22:10

These stories are hilarious. Dp is quite good at dressing ds, primarily because I buy miniatures of DPs clothes for him.

The only time I was a bit miffed was in the very early days when DS was about 3 months old and DP took him to his mum's so I could nap.
When I turned up the poor mite was next to the aga, wearing a vest and a sleepsuit with dungarees OVER IT and a little cardigan OVER THAT.
I was so sleep deprived it took me a while to realise that DSs feet matched his arms for some bizarre reason.

storynanny · 06/11/2013 22:15

when one of my boys was a baby he had a lovely pair of velour dungarees with shaped feet and a big red apple applique on the front. When he was dressed one day in this outfit by daddy, the shaped feet were pointing the wrong way and the apple was on the back. Daddy had absolutely no idea it was on back to front .

storynanny · 06/11/2013 22:19

... he also let the same baby crawl about in the damp muddy garden "helping" to do some weeding while I popped out quickly to the shop. No big deal, except the baby was dressed in a vintage family heirloom romper suit sort of outfit made of silk. All dressed up ready to have a photo taken with the elderly original owner of the garment.

midgeymum2 · 06/11/2013 22:23

My dh cannot get his head around the difference between leggings and tights either! He frequently dresses dds in just tights on bottom half - yy to "aren't they leggings with feet?" I think he likes them cos he doesn't have to find socks. Dds look like mini wrestling tag team Hmm

milkysmum · 06/11/2013 22:29

Laughing so much at these! Dh not to bad both my mother and his seem to find it impossible yo tell difference between leggings and t shirts and pyjamas!

SauceForTheGander · 06/11/2013 22:30

Yes to tights being confused as leggings. When DD was tiny DH dressed her in red tights on back to front and a red vest - she looked like an old fashioned Strong Man.

I love how he dresses her now. He seems to put on loads of clothes at once. She's always allowed to wear her huge party skirt when daddy dresses her - even though she can barely walk in it.

killpeppa · 06/11/2013 22:33

trying to stifle my giggles!

my exMIL is the WoRST!!!!

I would pack matching outfits, put socks and a vest in the middle and fold it up as one little parcel. yet when I collect DS the next morning he would be in THE MOST random combination ever!!

I pulled her on it one day and she said 'she thought it looked nicer that way'

she also put my DS in a coat that was on one of her teddy bears (she collectsHmm) as she didn't understand that his pramsuit was outdoor wear and not for bedtime, it had mittens attached to it, was fur lined, had a hood and said 'snowy days...' on it.

Weasleyismyking · 06/11/2013 22:34

I'm actually laughing at these! Leggings with feet Smile, pjs as matching outfits Grin (what DO they put them to bed in?!) and the pony tail/Hoover thing is just inspired!

I found my DS1 in his brothers 0-3 joggers after DH changed him. DS1 was 2.3 at the time!

NoComet · 06/11/2013 22:39

DH has to have his clothes put out for him, no way was he let loose dressing DDs.

By three, both probably had a better idea what was in Dad's wardrobe than he did. They certainly were more competent at dressing themselves!

trixymalixy · 06/11/2013 22:46

Yes, DH has sent DD to nursery wearing pyjamas and clothes several sizes too small that were in the charity pile. Worst was when I picked her up from nursery wearing a tunic but no leggings, tights or socks. It was the middle of winter and she was on antibiotics for a chest infection Hmm.

soaccidentprone · 06/11/2013 23:06

I have a photo of ds1 when mil dressed him.

He's wearing light blue trousers and a hand knitted blue jumper. 'That's ok' I hear you think. But the trousers had a stretchy waist and she had tucked the jumper into the trousers.

He looked like a sack of potatoes Shock

I was in hospital for a few days when ds1 was about 14 months. Xh brought in ds1 to visit. He was wearing a red sleep suit which had dried weetabix down the front, and a pair of wellies.

I wonder if that's why ds1 is now so particular (fussy) about what he wearsGrin

WillYouDoTheFandango · 06/11/2013 23:29

Grin My DS is only 10 months and DP loves him in a baby gro so he manages okay for now. I definitely have this to come as he is completely colour/pattern blind.

My sister was taken in to hospital for an appendectomy last month. Her DP collected her some clothes to go home in - a pair of holey black leggings out of a rubbish bag, red converse and an orange thermal walking top made of spandex! She had to ring my mum to see if she'd left any clothes at her house that she could bring her Grin

ICameOnTheJitney · 06/11/2013 23:44

My mate continually dresses her DC in clothes that JUST fit. They're 3 and 1 and never look comfy. It's not that she can't afford new...she just seems to have a blind spot about fit....they're both big kids for their age...tall and solid...and she buys the clothing for their actual age instead of their SIZE. I've mentioned "That top's a bit of a tight fit...looks quite restrictive" but she just looks at me like I'm nuts!

I'm dying to show her the RIGHT way!

bolderdash · 07/11/2013 00:05

My dd has a section in the wardrobe of what I'd call unwearable clothes. These are presents from great aunts, gp etc. They are mostly made of nylon (pretend chiffon) and involve bat wings and the like. I thought it was obvious. These are things she doesn't wear that we keep to be polite. But no, occasionally he'll team one up with a pair of too small leopard leggings. He normally takes her to a class that is very early on Saturday mornings. I am ashamed to ever go there because of the attire I've seen her coming back in. I don't know what they must think.

MrsMook · 07/11/2013 01:02

DH's special moment was early on when DS1 was dressed in a velour baby blue dungaree with feet, teamed up with a sunflower yellow stripey vest. My eyes hurt.

It's pretty hard to clash his wardrobe these days as everything was bought in one batch and is easy to mix and match. DH managed to put DS1 in DS2s socks though. To be fair, they are only one size apart (0-2 and 3-5)

I love it when DH attempts to put my hiking trousers on by accident. It always takes him so long to process why it's so difficult to wrestle on XS trousers instead of L.

Xochiquetzal · 07/11/2013 01:13

I did my Mum's washing over half term as her washing machine broke and she had my youngest siblings' stuff to wash so I've had 5 children's worth of school uniform, PE/rugby/football/ballet kits and Brownies/cubs/scouts uniforms between 9 years up to 15 year old sister size which DH has been trying to dress our very small 5 year old DD in... They even have name labels in so he should have realised they weren't DDs!

Brittapie · 07/11/2013 01:22

I once got unexpectedly admitted to hospital and asked XH to bring in some bits - pyjamas etc.

He brought TWO PYJAMA TOPS.

His excuse? "I didn't think you would mind if they didn't match"

Sigh. He isn't actually all that daft. He just didn't know how clothes operated, or something...

Kimye · 07/11/2013 03:28

My DH regularly dresses our DC like they are going to clown school!!

And for all the same reasons others have listed too, too small, too large, wrong child's clothes, wrong weather....

I find it quite mystifying as he works for a luxury brand clothing company, he wears their clothes and always look great. So he can co ordinate outfits and buy great clothes. He also buys a majority of the kids clothes too.

I just don't understand how he gets it so wrong so often! Especially when he will dress one child in winter clothes and the other 3 in summer clothes!

I think there is definitely a market for stickers which say "My Daddy Dressed Me" which we could stick on the kids!!

Livvylongpants · 07/11/2013 03:49

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CleverCircusFlea · 07/11/2013 03:54

I love the story of my dad going to the hospital to pick up my mum and newborn (firstborn) brother - he stopped at the shop and bought some little shoes, because how is the baby supposed to go outside without any shoes on!

Itsallabout · 07/11/2013 04:09

My Dd spent a long hot Australian summer wearing jeans and jumpers because it didn't occur to Dh to look in another drawer for her summer clothes ( despite me tellling him repeatedly).