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November 2013 Moms
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I want to hear REAL unpopular opinions not "I hate sticks in the road" so 50 people can agree with you. Let us know how you REALLY feel.
BLAD reppin'
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@brittannie19 - My wedding was at the base chapel, I spent 16 bucks on my dress, 50 bucks on a cake from the commissary, and we BBQ'd at my uncles house afterwards. We had 7 guests. But the best(cute but shitty at the time) part was DH was Cinderella that night. He had to be dropped back off to the middle of the desert(training) at midnight. He went to Afghanistan 2 weeks later and I went to Iraq.
I was born in '84 so all my friends and I are turning 30 this year. I'll be seeing this phrase on FB and gagging a lot.
I have been told "too bad about you having to go back to work" by people.. well its something that is mine and I worked had for..its so crappy that she said that to me...I respect SAHMs I couldn't do it that I know...
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also... everytime I see your screen name I read it as taviabeard
My UO: I'm getting LO's ears pierced by my pediatrician tomorrow - not because it's part of my culture, simply because she's my daughter and I want them. Same reason if/when I have a son, DH will want him circumcised and I won't object. I have enjoyed watching everyone fight over it for the last week or so.
You would hate the way my kid dresses. He probably wears the same 5 outfits and half of them are hand-me-downs. The way he grows and shits through diapers I'm not spending $ on good clothes, or a lot of them
my UO. I hate plain water.
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Honestly I have tons of CK, Ralph Lauren, Quicksilver, and. Janie and Jack stuff besides just Carter's and stuff from Target and there's no discernable difference in quality. And even if there were, It's not like the clothes are going to be worn for any length of time since he's growing so quickly.
I guess I just don't understand why you would care when everything is going to be covered in shit, piss, snot, drool, and vomit.
IMO the brands you listed are all over the place price wise. You go from target brand and Carter's to Juicy, Janie and Jack and Gap. There's a pretty big difference there.
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So...what if the hand me downs are gently used and Juicy or Gap or Carters...what's the rationale there behind not liking HMD's?
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That would be my question. I buy all of my kids clothes from consignment shops. I am really picky about which brands I buy. I mainly buy brands like gap and Ralph Lauren are just because they are made better and hold up. I do tend to like those too but I just don't understand the point of paying those prices. DS has already gone through 3 sizes clothes and hasn't been in one size for more than 3 weeks so most of his clothes have only been worn once. Not to mention the fact that it would make me sick if an outfit was ruined that I spent a lot of money on.
I think that if it was gently used as in it looks close to new I would consider it, however, I do not like hand me downs because of a few things:
1) The fact someone else's child already wore it. Each child is shaped differently, so sometimes hand me downs do not fit properly or do not look right on a child because they have already been stretched, washed or worn to a different body. I like to put stuff on my kids knowing it fits them how it should fit and it doesn't look too baggy, too tight or uncomfortable for them.
2) My mentality is just because they are a baby doesn't mean they shouldn't have new clothes of their own. Babies grow out of things and such, but that does not mean I shouldn't buy them stuff because they will grow out of it in a few months.
3) I never grew up on hand me downs. I have an older sister, and I never wore any of her stuff that she grew out of. As I got older I did not want to because I wanted to feel like I had my own stuff. It is the same with this. A hand me down,I feel, is not something specially purchased for them.
Those are my main reasons, but I think over all it stems from the fact I did not grow up wearing hand me downs and I liked having stuff I felt was just for me. I wanted to do the same for my kids.
I don't know what your financial situation is but I hope you've put as much thought into saving for college as you have their wardrobe.
If you're spending money on designer baby clothes to the detriment of future savings that is really stupid.
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That would be my question. I buy all of my kids clothes from consignment shops. I am really picky about which brands I buy. I mainly buy brands like gap and Ralph Lauren are just because they are made better and hold up. I do tend to like those too but I just don't understand the point of paying those prices. DS has already gone through 3 sizes clothes and hasn't been in one size for more than 3 weeks so most of his clothes have only been worn once. Not to mention the fact that it would make me sick if an outfit was ruined that I spent a lot of money on.
You do not have to pay full price for brands like Ralph Lauren. If you go to TJMaxx or Marshalls you can get most of that stuff for 1/2 to 2/3 of the price most of the time. You can get Baby Gap items on sale or go to the sales they have sometimes where stuff is "9.99 and under". So there are ways to get a lot of that stuff discounted in new condition.
But why would I pay that much when I can go to Once Upon a Child and get it for even less. They just had a dollar sale and I stocked up on tons of name brand clothes for both of my kids and spent 1/10 of what I would have had to pay at TJ Maxx and most of it looks brand new. Most consignment shop will only accept clothes that look almost brand new.