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Holiday outfits

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in September 2011 Moms

Beca's post about Easter being 40 days away reminded me of this issue . . .

Does anyone else have this problem where family members buy your kids outfits or dresses for holidays?

I hate it, but I feel bad telling them to stop.  My mom has bought Tatum fancy dresses the last two years before Thanksgiving, and given them to me as "her Christmas dress."  And while they have been cute dresses that I had no problem dressing her in, they're definitely not what I would've picked out.

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  • ldcoffelldcoffel member
    Eh, no one really buys my kids clothes anymore except my mom. And she knows what I like, or she will send me a picture.
    My experience is that people will stop buying clothes for your kids around 2 years old. So this is probably the last year you will have to deal with it.

    ETA: I once had a creepy old man coworker who bought a dress for Ls first Easter. It was big poofy, pale pink with pearl beads and lace all over. Nms
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  • memali26memali26 member

    A lot of people buy clothes for my girls, which I actually love as it helps our blothing budget ;), but they have never tried to buy a special occasion dress without my input. MIL bought DD2 her dress for SIL's wedding, but we shopped for it together and found something we both really loved. My mom likes to sew the girls Easter dresses, but again, we pick out fabric/pattern together. 

    Maybe that's an option if your mom really wants to buy Christmas/Easter dresses? Shop together so you get a say? 

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  • alli&danalli&dan member

    My mom is the same way. B ended up having three Christmas outfits last year. My mom bought two and a coworker bought the other one. My mom insisted on buying her Easter dress last year, but I told her I wanted to pick it. She got her a Christmas outfit this year as well. People just really love buying clothes for babies!

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  • CMheart1011CMheart1011 member
    Thankfully, no.  My mom likes to buy L clothes-she scours clearance racks and yard sales-but she's never tried to buy her a holiday outfit.  And luckily, I really like about 90% of the clothes she picks out.  MIL rarely buys her clothes, which is good because the ones she buys never get worn.  Like, she'll buy her a Christmas shirt and give it to her on Christmas day, or give her a Valentine's Day onesie in March and get insulted that she doesn't wear it. 
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  • manda26manda26 member
    No. But I have a boy and its way less exciting buying boy clothes lol

    I ohhh and ahhh over little girl holiday dresses all the time so I can see how it would be hard not to buy them if I was a grandma lol. Can you suggest going shopping together for holiday dresses? Maybe make it a girls date for all 3 of you. That way you get input and some savings. Could be a fun tradition for 3 generations.
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