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Ds went shopping.....

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Todayissunny · 17/04/2018 20:11

Ds 13 went shopping with a friend today and bought this t-shirt.... I took it back. Was i u? Would you feel OK with your c wearing this?

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flowerslemonade · 18/04/2018 14:33

This thread is hilarious and funnier than the T shirt...

"I am a poo"

lolol

KT63 · 18/04/2018 14:34

@flowerslemonade isn’t it just

user1494055864 · 18/04/2018 14:36

It's hideous, but I'm not surprised he has bad taste, if he always has hand me downs and you admit you don't buy him much. He obviously hasn't been able to express his own personal style at all before now, so therefore went a bit mad. This reminds me of the thread where a mum gave £10 to kids going to a cafe on their own, and was horrified they'd bought cake with it!
I think you should take him shopping and steer him towards more trendy teenage stuff.

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 18/04/2018 14:38

Yes Grems, but you're ostensibly an adult. 😂

Clandestino · 18/04/2018 14:41

@Todayissunny - may I ask where he bought it? It's great and would make a fantastic present for the teenagers in my family.

EnidButton · 18/04/2018 14:44

💩 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩

You over reacted and some posters are overthinking it. It's a daft 'omg it means a slightly rude word, I am such a rebel' t shirt that a 13 year old bought to show off to his mates. Maybe rule it out for school wear but otherwise it's harmless. Made me smile.

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Todayissunny · 18/04/2018 14:51

H & M (in Switzerland).

User149 - I'm aware of the problem with hand-me-downs (I never developed a style for exactly the same reason), but he only keeps what he likes.

he hasn't been interested in going shopping up until now .... I've suggested he goes with one of his older cousins next time and I'll do my best to keep my mouth shut if I don't like his choices.

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Todayissunny · 18/04/2018 14:52

@Cladestino - H&M (in Switzerland)

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Chapterandverse · 18/04/2018 15:09

I had a blue (knock off) nike t-shirt with the tick on it.... said below it "just did it"

My husband pointed out to me when I had it on that people would i hadn't just did it as I was about 7 months pregnant at the time.... I binned it that Night!

steff13 · 18/04/2018 15:30

My husband pointed out to me when I had it on that people would i hadn't just did it as I was about 7 months pregnant at the time

I don't get it. Why couldn't you have just done it?

Hiptroubles · 18/04/2018 15:47

Steff13. She meant just made the baby

Minnie13 · 18/04/2018 16:37

As the mother of a 17 year old, I would advise you to choose your battles very carefully! How wonderful that he had the confidence to go shopping on his own. He bought this particular t-shirt because he liked it and there was nobody there to tell him not to (freedom!) and it was rather controlling of you to take it back. You could've used the opportunity to point out that tastes vary wildly from person to person so while it was fine to wear at home it wouldn't have been suitable for somewhere like school. Teenagers don't always make the choices we want them to, but I can assure you a dodgy taste in clothing is a pretty mild 'offence'.

peacheachpearplum · 18/04/2018 16:52

I remember bumping into a colleague, we both had our 13 year old sons with us. Her's was smartly dressed, mine looked like a bad day in a shelter for down and outs. She laughed at him and the next day told me she would never let her son go out like that. By the time they were off to uni mine was in to smart clothes and hers had piercings, tattoos and grungy clothes and looked like he needed a good wash. I think it was better to let them get it out of their systems early on.

Another ten years on and they are both in responsible jobs and smartly dressed, her son has let his piercings close except for the big holes in his ears that he is thinking of having surgically repaired. In the end it didn't really matter.

pigsDOfly · 18/04/2018 17:05

When my son was about 14 I remember taking him to the 'Shaun the Sheep' shop in central London - doubt it still exists but obviously it sold everything Shaun the Sheep related.

We went there to get a t-shirt for him that had, if I remember correctly and small herd of sheep on it and the legend 'what the flock' written across it.

The man in the shop had to get it from under the counter as it wasn't allowed to be on display; I rather suspect that was done in an effort to make it seem a bit more naughty.

He loved that t-shirt and wore it for years.

Ubercornsdiscoball · 18/04/2018 17:07

You took it back??? Poor child!

SparklyMagpie · 18/04/2018 17:26

"My husband pointed out to me when I had it on that people would i hadn't just did it as I was about 7 months pregnant at the time"

"I don't get it. Why couldn't you have just done it?"

Oh fucking hell 😂😂😂

ICantCopeAnymore · 18/04/2018 17:29

My DM bought a card once for 9yo DD saying "you're the 💩"

I thought it was hilarious.

Peanutbuttercups21 · 18/04/2018 17:40

This thread is GREAT

Love that so many thought it meant "I am a poo"

I'd let my 13yr old DS wear it, but it would come with a clause that we will take the mick and and talk to him like gangsta rappers saying things like "this dude he da shit"
(Disclaimer: This is probably not how rappers talk. I am only a Boden clad mummy myself who knows nothing)

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Todayissunny · 19/04/2018 08:54

I appreciate the advice about parenting a teenager - I need to adjust a bit....
Ds does have a lot of freedom and is very independent and we also have a very good relationship. He was with a friend when he bought the t-shirt and possibly wasn't even that much his own choice - more influenced by his friend....

He definitely needs to shop more for hihimself though.

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