I Don't Look Beautiful

G will only wear dresses.  This began about three weeks ago when I got her dressed in her jeans and adorable long sleeved tee, she looked at herself and began to cry, "I don't look beautiful".  No matter how much I try to convince her, she is sure that she does not look beautiful unless she's wearing a dress.  We have ONE winter appropriate dress.  One.  So the other six days of the week she wears a summer dress with a long sleeved tee and jeans under it.  Or a dress up dress.  Right now it's a too-big Snow White dress, a tiara and Uggs.

C gets in on it too when she gets the urge.  Yesterday D met me on my way to an appointment and he took the kids to do some grocery shopping.  He didn't realize until he got them out of the car that they were both wearing floor-length lime green and purple Tinkerbell dresses.  Oops!  D was in his Army ACU's, and the girls were in full costume.  We catch some fun looks from strangers.

It's okay though.  We're cultivating our kids sense of self and allowing them to make choices on their own.  And it makes them feel good.  Who cares if they look like they just left a taping of Toddlers and Tiaras meets Last American Cowboy?  They like it and we do too.