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To hate most kids clothes these days (lighthearted)

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 08:13

Babies and toddlers in ripped jeans, demon jackets, leather jackets and girls with huge bow headbands on to loudly proclaim THIS BABY IS A FEMALE CHILD. It looks ridiculous. Leggings, slogans, it's just all so tacky. I hate most kids clothes I see. It's so ugly.

Anyone else?

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Drogosnextwife · 27/04/2019 14:14

These practices have deep rooted, centuries old roots and are deeply loved and valued by millions of people.....even if you don’t understand them or can’t see the value of them

None of that matters. Inflicting pain on children when it's not necessary medical procedures is cruel. I'm not sure why you are arguing about it. It has nothing to do with clothing either. You are making this about something it's not.

There is are many cultures who have horrific "coming of age ceremonies" where children hair is ripped from their head, where children are made to let either some sort of wasps or ants sting them on the hand over and over again until most of them pass out with pain and some have died. We are not talking about cultural beliefs here, we are talking about CLOTHES!

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 14:18

Drogos thank you, that's exactly my point.

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freshbudsofspring · 27/04/2019 14:25

I've always put my son in joggers but not grey ones but I'm not so keen on a sportswear look. He wears plain t-shirt tops and children's leather shoes not adult style. I just think jeans and shirts look uncomfortable.

I have found when on a tight budget that winter is hard to get brighter colours. One winter most of his clothes were darkish, due to what was the cheapest in the supermarkets Tesco / Asda / Sainsbury's. It's wasn't inspiring, but this winter he had some nice printed joggers from Asda on 2 for £7 offers. Someone asked me if they were GAP Grin

H&M good to but top sizes are bit weird, so he's in between age 2-4 and 4-6.

John Lewis, some GAP, JoJo & Boden are nice but I can't afford them for day to day stuff.

Frugi I found too big being cut for cloth nappies. They have some lovely prints though, but again expensive. I had a few second hand little bird from Mothercare when DS was a baby, but I'm not keen on rainbows on boys stuff.

I've been told to try Zara so I will look at the prices.

Shootingstar1115 · 27/04/2019 14:33

I agree! I have two D.C. and really struggle to buy clothes for them. I like them to look smart and trendy but nothing too modern or too old for their age. I like more traditional looking clothes.

freshbudsofspring · 27/04/2019 14:39

Ohh I quite like Zara kids tees. Any idea on if they fit small? My DS is an age 3-4 in most stores, but can't squeeze into slim fit styles. I'm thinking maybe Zara is not for him?

BasilTheGreat · 27/04/2019 14:41

Slim fit Jeans for girls. Horrible. My daughters hate them.

Blossom28 · 27/04/2019 14:54

What is actually wrong with a boy in pale blue though... sure you can guess my son is a boy in any colour...but it just so happens he loves blue and looks lovely in it. I don’t think I’m trying to scream at people ‘this child is a boy!’

Bbang · 27/04/2019 15:09

@freshbudsofspring I think they fit super small! I have to size up a few sizes for my kids, or maybe I just make chunky babies 😂

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 15:21

Boys in pale blue looks fine as do girls in pale blue!

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Welshwabbit · 27/04/2019 15:21

freshbuds see, I love rainbows on boys. My youngest is obsessed with rainbows and actively seeks them out. It annoys me when they are only in the girls' section and I like Little Bird because they do rainbows in their unisex range. Just goes to show it takes all sorts!

WeepingWillowWeepingWino · 27/04/2019 15:23

Never understood dresses on babies and toddlers, the dress spends its whole time around the child’s waist and you always see parents picking their DDs up and having to pull the bottom of the dress down. What a faff.

Practical is always the way forward, though clearly the Op thinks that’s just for boys. Baffling that people still think little girls are there to be dressed up.

WeepingWillowWeepingWino · 27/04/2019 15:25

(Agree with you about piercings and circumscision, couldn’t give a stuff about cultural practices.)

BarbarAnna · 27/04/2019 15:32

Just been reading up on traditional English clothing. Anyone know where I can get Pearly Queen outfits, smocks or Beefeater costumes?

SarahTancredi · 27/04/2019 15:37

Never understood dresses on babies and toddlers, the dress spends its whole time around the child’s waist and you always see parents picking their DDs up and having to pull the bottom of the dress down. What a faff

The light summer dresses can be nice and cool in the summer ( no tights) but better suited to going shopping or swimming than park and bike riding so to be worn when you definitely arent doing anything else.

But as for babies well they cant crawl in a dress so the idea someone would hinder their development for such superficial reasons is ridiculous

nannyplummyarse · 27/04/2019 15:43

I love Rachel Riley clothes and that's what I dress my kids in most of the time but it's not always practical. I buy a lot of there clothes from H&M or primark. And I wouldn't say leggings are tacky. There very practical.

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 15:44

I've yet to hear of someone not crawling because they wore a dress. Incidentally my eldest boy never crawled, ever. He just stood up one day and walked off. He never wore a dress so can't be blamed on that lol!

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nannyplummyarse · 27/04/2019 15:45

Mine have crawled in dresses. If they want to they will lol.

SarahTancredi · 27/04/2019 15:50

It's a damn sight easier to crawl in some leggings or jogging bottoms though....

They dont half strangle themselves or trip over on their dresses ..

WeepingWillowWeepingWino · 27/04/2019 15:54

Mine couldn’t crawl in a dress, she’d get her knee on the hem of the dress and then get stuck and frustrated.

Dresses on non-walking children is just parents playing at dolls.

SarahTancredi · 27/04/2019 16:01

Couldn't agree more weeping

No ones kid looks any different to anyone elses once they spill their drink down themselves or puke up half their bottle or have their dinner round their face.

This idea you somehow elevate your status somehow by adopting old fashioned stereotypical looks with your children at the expense of their ability to play, run, use the toilet or just even be comfortable is pathetic.

Its horrible seeing kids unable to properly participate in a game or at soft play because how they look is more important. Its predominantly girls who suffer more with this

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 16:02

Anything that's not a plain babygrow is parents playing dresses. Hmm

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nannyplummyarse · 27/04/2019 16:18

This idea you somehow elevate your status somehow by adopting old fashioned stereotypical looks with your children at the expense of their ability to play, run, use the toilet or just even be comfortable is pathetic.

Mine have had no problems playing because of the way their dressed Confused
I think all parents have the right to dress their kids how they see fit and no one should be mean about it.

I cannot stand to see kids in miss matched clothes but I don't think any less of them.

Unicornshopkeeper · 27/04/2019 16:21

Another one whose DD couldn't crawl in dresses. We were given a beautiful M&S white dress with net skirt by DH's work, she wore it once.

I seem to follow a clan of mums on Instagram who would happily spend £30 on a t-shirt or £40 on a baby's romper. It's kind of skewed my view on what's normal

ScrambledToe · 27/04/2019 16:23

Grin to the not liking mis matched clothes comment! You’d hate me!

ScrambledToe · 27/04/2019 16:24

My kids socks don’t even match (nor mine)