Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Shop til you Drop....or Drop BECAUSE you Shop...with Megan, that is.

My daughter is 13 and she's a girl. I probably don't really need to go on here...but I will. She needs summer clothes. We went to Kohls. She asked me (very politely...yeah right) to let her pick things out by herself. She told me (in a very nice way...snicker snicker) that she doesn't like my taste in clothing. So, I went off by myself and had a very nice time trying clothes on trying shoes on and looking at cute little girl clothing. About an hour later I met up with my girl again and she had one pair of capris. I told her she should look for shirts...she needs them. So, she went off again and we met again and she had a black top....I said it looked so similar to one she already had. So, I (very foolishly) offered my help....well, maybe I went around the Jr's department pointing out shirts I thought she might like....BAAAAHHHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAA!

Me: Oh...look at this one..it's so cute!

Megan: Mommy...it has flowers on it...I don't like flowers

Me: How about this one

Megan: It has ruffles...I don't do ruffles.

Me: This one?

Megan: I don't like the texture.

Me: (point)

Megan: I don't wear shirts that button.

Me: (holding one up for her to see)

Megan: It's ugly.

Finally after more comments like....I don't like that print...I don't like the color....it's too thin... and a few others....I just gave up. She got the capris and the black shirt that is almost identical to the black shirt she has at home.

7 comments:

Stephanie said...

HAHA. It doesn't matter how cool or fashionable a mom is does it? In the kid's mind she is 'mom.' A least you got to look at clothes and shoes.

Tammi said...

That was Anika to a TEE, she didn't like anytthing. It has gotten better with age, but the clothes she would wear were very plain and boring! GOOD LUCK!!

Susan R said...

Next time, give her the credit card, a spending limit and a few rules as to what she has to come home with. It saves me a lot of headaches and anger.

Deb said...

Ha! Alyssa did that to me the other day at the shoe store. I pointed to a really cute pair of sandals. Her response? "Mom, those are your style, not mine."

Michelle S. said...

Good times. Good times.

Lia said...

Phil actually likes shopping a lot more than I do, he likes to take Kowhai. I get to hear about things later. Not too bad yet, I'm sure there will more to come. When I take her, I let her pick what she likes then tell HER no when I don't like something.

Alisa said...

:) I hear you! Been there, done (doing) that!