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I never thought I would be the mom who dressed all her children the same. I thought it crazy, ridiculous, and nutty looking.
I've had some adults look at me with that look on their face when I tell them I sew the girls matching dresses for Christmas. Especially now that my oldest is approaching 8, I am more aware of how this might be perceived, particularly by those who were forced to wear matching outfits.
I am of the conviction that I will only continue to sew matching clothes for my girls as long as they like and appreciate them. I will NOT sew for somebody who doesn't want to wear what I make; it's too much work, and I don't want sewing to be a burden. It's enough work just to make things, I don't want to fight with a child to get her to wear it, too.
I also try to buy at least one set of matching shirts for my girls for outings. I cannot tell you how much easier it makes it to keep track of them! I look at one, and remember, "oh, yeah, I need to look for another one that is wearing the same shirt" and within seconds I find the 'missing' child. Yea, yeah. It looks corny sometimes. It is a little crazy.
And, yet, my daughters actually like to match! They get excited to wear matching clothes. I've even had my almost-8-year-old pick out clothes so she and her sisters will match.
What do you think? Are you a matching-kid person? Are you a family-matching person (and let me tell you, I really didn't think I'd ever fall into that category, but the last 2 Christmases I've sewn a skirt for myself in matching material. This last one I even toyed with the idea of making Travis a bowtie of the same material!)
It doesn't matter what you say; you can't offend me. Remember, I was the one that used to look at matching families and think, "Oh, LAME!" and now I think "Oh, WOW! How did she do that to get all those kids of different ages/sizes into the same thing?!?!?"
with the girls in matching shirts, of course:
4 comments:
My girls like to match. Maybe I will make a goal to sew dresses for them this year. I've been meaning to for, um, a long time...I would think 8 year olds would not want to match their baby sisters, but Alexandra does!!
When I was a kid, my sister and I would get matching stuff a lot. She is not quite a year older than me and we didn't like it. The matching clothes would usually be the same thing, but maybe a different color, so we weren't identical.
I designed and made a dress for my oldest following a dress I saw in Oilily. I thought it was the cutest, most chic thing in the world. Years later she told me that when she wore it, she would pretend she was a poor peasant orphan because that's what the dress looked like.
Your children look, however, couldn't look like poor peasant orphans, so I think you're safe.
Matching clothes. So funny. I had a friend who has 4 boys. She said that she always dressed her boys in matching shirts for that very reason--if she loses one she can remember what they are all wearing. I thought it was brilliant. Maybe I should do the same with my children.
As an adult, I don't like to match. I get uncomfortable even if I see someone wearing something I own, not necessarily wearing. Which is dumb considering where I shop for clothes, ha ha.
But if your girls don't mind, I think that's what's important. Anyone who gives you weird looks can't understand that right off...and that's their bad.
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