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owners of GIRLS do oyu feel underpressure fashion wise

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FluffyMummy123 · 26/09/2008 13:31

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wessexgirl · 26/09/2008 14:00

Dds still wear whatever I fling out of the drawer at them atm (3 and 4); also, they tend to point to things I like in catalogues, which bodes well.

I'm already formulating excuses not to buy HSM crop tops for whenever that might rear its ugly head (midriff?) though.

brimfull · 26/09/2008 14:01

god yes

I love buying clothes for dd.

I am reliving my youth through her .Shamelessly.

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OrmIrian · 26/09/2008 14:02

No. If she wants something she asks for it. And she can have it I suppose. But so far she is totally uninterested. Gets that from me. But she is tall and slim, with a lovely face and beautiful hair, so even when she wears her brothers handmedowns, doesn't brush her hair and gets covered in mud, she's the most beautiful girl that i know. In fact I am perversely proud of her refusal to give a stuff and still look gorgeous.

Acinonyx · 26/09/2008 14:02

I am surprised, even horrified, at the interest I find myself taking in dd's attire. I really never thought I would be like this.

She's so beautiful though , it seems unfair to all those other dds to add to it

EffiePerine · 26/09/2008 14:03

thank goodness I have a boy (soon to be boys) as I would be crap at this kind of thing

I can also testify to the non-hagness of Marina

brimfull · 26/09/2008 14:04

I remember dd going through a phase when she was about 10-11 when she didn't wash her hair regularly enough.

I did find it shocking that she didn't see the need...luckily her vanity kicked in about 12-13

Podrick · 26/09/2008 14:07

If my dd was fall over outrageously beautiful like Acinonyx's dd so that all mothers of other dds envied her looks then maybe I would not bother dressing her unduly nicely as it would indeed be unfair - and also unecessary.

Marne · 26/09/2008 14:10

My dd's always look better than me, i spend more time and money making them look nice.

Jennyusedtobepink · 26/09/2008 14:12

I don't feel pressure per se, but dd isn't generally dressed the way I imagined I'd dress a little girl. I thought she'd be all pretty dresses and bunches.

But most days I can barely get a clip in her hair without her protesting and dresses are so impractical.

brimfull · 26/09/2008 14:12

I notice the difference with ds and dd when he goes to a party.
DD and I would have carefully thought out the outfit.Ds just puts on anything and is delighted if he's allowed to wear his football shorts.
ALso the hair..dd's a nightmare as a child,I never touch ds's.

ProfYaffle · 26/09/2008 14:18

I have 2 dds and don't feel this kind of pressure at all, however, I do secretly believe that they are the most beautiful girls in the world and making too much of an effort would just be gilding the lilly and a bit show offy tbh.

They are both grubby urchins and I do sometimes look at other kids and wonder how they look so groomed. eg, dd1 has a new headband for school, refuses to let me have anything to do with it, she just plonks it on her head any old how with hair sticking out at mad angles. Saw another little girl today, a bit younger than dd1, complete with perfect, neat, headband holding her hair out of her eyes in the manner it was designed for. How on earth do parents achieve stuff like that??

OrmIrian · 26/09/2008 14:20

By having DDs that appreciate the effort profyaffle I suppose? Mine doesn't. In fact she whacks my hands away if I fuss about her hair.

ProfYaffle · 26/09/2008 14:24

Mine too, they both hate being fiddled with.

tortoiseshell · 26/09/2008 14:26

Dd is (natch) stunningly beautiful

Clothes wise, I tend to let her choose - she is quite quirky in what she likes, and I'm not in the slightest bit interested in labels etc - I hardly ever 'buy' clothes, we just seem to acquire them! Quite often second hand stuff from the charity shops, my mum buys her some stuff, and obviously I do occasionally buy something.

She is very particular about what she wears - last year we went shopping for boots (in November at Cribbs, which if you know what it's like then, you will understand is VERY brave). She tried on a brown pair and a sort of light olive green pair (really hard to explain - between lime green and olive green). I persuaded her into the brown ones (as they would go with more things), but she did really want the green. We bought the brown, got half way home, and she said 'thank you for the boots, but I did like the green ones.'. I thought 'she has the whole of the rest of her life to wear brown boots' so we went BACK to the hideously busy Mall, exchanged the boots, and I'm SO pleased because she lOVES those boots, and people always comment on them as they are, shall we say, a little unusual! I'll see if I can find a pic of them to put on the profile.

But that is dd's clothes sense - she likes to wear what she likes - granted she is only 5, but I hope she carries on like that!

RubyRioja · 26/09/2008 14:27

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PoorOldEnid · 26/09/2008 14:28

ah I love the boots story

missblythe · 26/09/2008 14:29

DD has reputation at her nursery for having the nicest clothes [preens emoticon]

I know there are more important things in life (what are they again) but I enjoy shopping for me, so I enjoy shopping for her.

But you cannot imagine the pressure, Cod!

RubyRioja · 26/09/2008 14:29

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RustyBear · 26/09/2008 14:29

DD proved herself much better than me at deciding what looked good on her from a very early age - when she first went to school she wanted everything matching (see profile photos) later on she went completely the other way. She has a very annoying way of looking good in crappy clothes ....

BroccoliSpears · 26/09/2008 14:30

Odd thread.

My dd is not a little doll.

snorkle · 26/09/2008 14:31

dd is stunningly pretty (in my somewhat biased opinion ) and at the same time hugely disinterested in clothes and rather tom-boyish. She's lucky in that she seems to look good whatever she wears. This suits both of us very well as neither of us worry about keeping up with her designer friends & fortunately her friends don't seem bothered either.

We've both quite enjoyed getting some really smart stuff for a wedding recently, so I can kind of see where you are coming from with the whole wanting to dress well thing, but can't see it being an everyday issue for a while.

used2bthin · 26/09/2008 14:35

My DD is two and I love choosing clothes for her. There are just so many lovely things around for her age. Its also easy as she looks lovely in anything(of course )so more fun than shopping for me altho I do like that too... I think I am just making the most of it while she actually lets me choose for her.

Jennyusedtobepink · 26/09/2008 14:36

I'm not sure taking pride and pleasure in a child's appearance is treating them like a doll.

blinks · 26/09/2008 14:37

I have mine spray tanned.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1061746/Designer-babies-Despite-credit-crunch-millions-competitiv e-mums-spending-extra-making-children-look-stylish.html

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