Is it strange that I still pick LittleJuJu's clothes in the morning? He is 7, he is a 1st grader. I have full confidence that he could pull together an outfit that I would not mind him leaving the house in, and honestly, I have way more on my plate right now to worry about, so why do I do it?
We had a little shouting match disagreement this morning over what he was going to wear for Picture Day at school. I chose a nice oxford blue button down, he chose a nice red plaid button down. They were basically the same shirt except for the pattern. So why did I care so much? Why did he care so much?
I try to be fair when laying out his clothes and I try to keep the temperature in mind. I let him wear his ugly batman/spiderman/superman tee-shirts maybe twice a week with a long sleeved tee underneath because we live in the freakin North Pole and let's face it, the kid hasn't much meat on his bones...he needs layers. He typically doesn't complain about what I pick. There have been a few times I sent him to school in a sweater, only to find it balled up in his backpack when he returned home. Other than that he seems fine by it.
So, my question is...is it strange that I still dress him, and at what age did you being to pick your clothes? I have no experience with these grade school kids yet. Ask me about babies, and I'm all covered.
(I remember being in kindergarten and crying because my mom sent me to school in this green herringbone-type patterned dress...do you remember that dress, Mom? Wow, I really hated that...)