It's me, Margaret. I freaking hate what you've done to women, that we dress our girls in this, this or this and ourselves in this (hey ladies, Friday is "Dress like a Ficus" day!).
This is asymptotically approaching cute, but on my way to purchase it I ran across this and vomited into my grocery cart, so I had to start all over again.
Can someone PLEASE go make baby girl clothing that is not COVERED in PINK and FLOWERS?
I think I am going to convert our extra bedroom into an Angry Dome for me to pace around, flailing my arms wildly in the air and muttering under my breath about Society and The Man and Socialization. With lots of extra garbage cans in case I cast a wayward glance at something like this and need to "express myself" by voiding my stomach.
BLECH.
Your timing for this is perfect! Just yesterday I was pleased as punch that my daughter can pull off black so well (not many baby girls can). We found little black flaired pants, a black hoodie (with white faux fur trim) and a blood red t-shirt. I was tickled. It matched her stomping, brooding mood.
While I usually share the feeling of revolt you express on girl clothes, I also take particular pleasure in dressing M. in pink and foof and flowers, because she is the most cynical, snide, skeptical, and spunky kid I've ever seen. The pink and fluff lure in the unsuspecting grannies to coo over her. She greets them with "the look." It can burn holes in foreheads. She stares them down in a deadly what the f you lookin' at? It's a riot.
Posted by: Kimmers | March 27, 2006 at 03:17 AM
I think the problem is really with The Gap. I don't think God shops at the Gap; they don't carry her size.
Yeah, those florals are hideous. It's sad that the best of those was the adult shirt *shudder*. It is possible to find cute floral prints though; Gymboree had a nice tropical floral last year. Part of the problem is the size of the pattern (those Gap florals are way to small) and then the bubblegum pink that's "hot" this season. Shnikees.
Posted by: Stephanie | March 27, 2006 at 06:38 AM
Yeah, when my daughter was a toddler, I shopped in the boys' department. (She did own pink clothes, but they were all bought by someone not named me.) Unfortunately, she still managed to get sucked into princess attire and all manner of pink floral awfulness, so I no longer have that option. It is possible to find decent stuff via catalogs & online, but it's generally soooo expensive.
Posted by: landismom | March 27, 2006 at 06:48 AM
Kimmers: Audrey was dressed in a red onesie and black pants recently and I remember thinking how awesome she looked, AND the onesie even had ruffles, but I could only stomach them because it was red.
Edenza: The last link is to gymboree... and gymboree's just as bad, if not worse, for most of their lines, IMO. Old Navy actually seems to do better than most, maybe those godawful flower prints are a touch pricey fabric-wise?
Landismom: You have outlined one of my biggest fears for my daughter. All I can hope is that she will model herself after her brother... who, come to think of it, is really fastidious, dresses preppy, doesn't like to be dirty...hrm. At least his dollhouse is just plain wood instead of pink barf.
Posted by: Cynical Mom | March 27, 2006 at 08:34 AM
while my youngest is a PINK girl by her own choice -- I agree that little girls do not always have to be in ribbons and ruffles and bows
Posted by: mama kelly | March 27, 2006 at 03:02 PM
Funny, we dress our daughter in a lot of floral or especially has-roses stuff.
On the other hand, not one but TWO seperate people bought us an (apparently expensive) baby gap outfit that i banned upon first seeing it-- it's a white hoodie with pink trim and white flared pants that make her look like a gangbanger.
Who needs to make their 3-6mo old look like a gangbanger? Can we protest that?
And ya, it had some flowers.
Posted by: Mark | April 11, 2006 at 08:01 PM
How can it be God's fault that women are dressing their daughters in this manner? Why take the blame from where it should be, then drop them off on a figure who can not answer? Why not stop paying attention to the way other people decide to dress their children and focus more on the issues that plauge your life?
Posted by: Chris | February 27, 2009 at 05:54 AM
I propose not to hold back until you earn enough amount of cash to order different goods! You should just take the credit loans or just secured loan and feel yourself free
Posted by: Bonita18Mcfadden | March 04, 2010 at 01:40 PM