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jersey Boy
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Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 528
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 10:21 pm: | 
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Okay, this is tacky. But I woke up this morning and sleepily dressed my son in a pair of brown pants and a lighter brown long sleeved polo/golf shirt. My wife took him to daycare and I went back to sleep.
When I woke up I got ready to do some yardwork (going to get a free lilac bush from a fellow MOLer.) I put on a pair of brown pants and a lighter brown long sleeved polo/golf shirt.
It wasn't until I picked him up from daycare and was standing in the middle of Grove Park that I realized we were dressed like twins.
Has anyone else experienced this subconscious clothing choosing? This wasn't the first time, and I've seen it in other parents/kids. I always assumed it was intentional.
J.B. and J.B. jr. |
ess
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Username: Ess
Post Number: 1771
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 10:49 pm: |
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Ummm...since you mentioned it:
My daughter dressed herself this morning -- light blue t-shirt and black shorts. My son dressed himself as well -- light blue t-shirt and dark gray shorts. I threw on sweats and took them to school.
I dressed for real later, and when I got them both at the end of the day, I saw it: I was wearing a light blue top and black pants.
This is not the first time this has happened. Nine times out of ten, it is unintentional.
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jersey Boy
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Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 532
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 11:31 pm: |
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It's weird.
J.B. |
Lizziecat
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Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 1167
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 11:31 pm: |
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Do they still make those mother and daughter dresses that were around in the 1950's? I wanted my mother to get aome for us, but she said that at least one, and probably both of us would wind up looking ridiculous. |
jersey Boy
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Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 533
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 11:35 pm: |
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I thought we looked ridiculous!
J.B. |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 2815
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 1:25 am: |
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been there done that.... |
Cynicalgirl
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Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 2636
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 6:20 am: |
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Lilly Pulitzer has mother and daughter clothes. I, too, was a victim of same in the 50's. In fact, my mother and I had dresses out of the same brownish batik-looking fabric, and my dad had a matching sportshirt! |
MeAndTheBoys
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Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 3555
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 7:23 am: |
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I've done that many, many times J.B. It's an interesting phenomenon. Sometimes I'm not even responsible. Sometimes I'll dress the little one and one of the older two will end up dressing themselves in very similar outfits. Other times, my husband and all three boys will end up dressed the same. I don't think people really notice unless it's an absolute, complete "matchy-matchy" type deal, like the dresses mentioned above.
Sometimes it works in my favor. This past weekend we visited the historic trains in Strasburg, PA. When I looked at the photos I took of the kids, they were all wearing coordinating colors, which helped to improve the look of the photos.
I guess, if you think about it, there are only so many colors in the world. We probably tend to buy colors that we like, as opposed to colors we don't, which narrows the field even further. Then take in to consideration most folks wear jeans a majority of the time, and it's not surprising we end up dressed similarly. |
red
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Username: Redy67
Post Number: 5347
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 8:07 am: |
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It happens all the time to us to, and never intentional. I personally think it is very cute when it happens!! |
ess
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Username: Ess
Post Number: 1774
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 8:58 am: |
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Hanna Andersson makes matching mother-daughter outfits. There are also catalogs (CWB Kids, I think) featuring matching brother-sister outfits. As a victim of matching outfits as a child, I will not do that to my own children.
It's silly when the outfits are identical. It's sorta cute and funny, albeit weird, maybe, when we all dress similarly unintentionally. Kind of like family karma. |
campbell29
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Username: Campbell29
Post Number: 408
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 9:19 am: |
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Every spring my daughter and I get a matching Lily Pulitzer outfit. Every fall we get matching Juicy sweats Sometimes we wear them together - most often not. My child looks forward to buying our matching clothes. I think it was very cute when she was little, not so much anymore. I don't plan on inflicting this personal neuroses on my son (who is still an infant) |
Virtual It Girl
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Username: Shh
Post Number: 4290
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 10:26 am: |
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For the longest time I dressed my girls alike all the time. I found it cute, and I'm sooo far from a Laura Ashley style. Now I buy them coordinating outfits, or the same things in different colors. I guess it's the designer in me, I like when no one clashes. From this Christmas I have a gorgeous picture of the three of them with my mom in a Lands End Nordic sweater and jeans. No my mom was not wearing the same sweater! (Actually, they wore that sweater in a family photo last year too.) |
CLK
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Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 2189
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 2:11 pm: |
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My older sister and I were often mistaken for identical twins - we look a LOT alike, I was big for my age & she was little. Exacerbated because my mom thought it was cute to dress all three of us girls in matching clothes. I hated this, and won't subject my kid to any form of matching attire. (sorry, VIG - you & my mom would probably see eye to eye though, she also liked the "pulled together" look of all of us matching.) One exception was three red velvet dresses we had for Christmas one year made by my mom - we all have fond memories of those. The picture was really cute.
However, I have noticed that my daughter and I often end up wearing matching outfits. We're both jeans & turtlenecks kinds of gals, and we look good in the same colors.
I think this happens because kids (up to a certain age) do tend to get their style sense from their parents, and often have coloration that's similar so end up with similar colors in their wardrobes. |
Jersey Boy
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Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 571
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 12:22 am: |
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Okay, today Mrs. J.B. went shopping for J.B. jr. When she's showing me what she bought, she holds up a gray polo shirt and says, "Look, just like daddy."
I have the same freakin' shirt. Maybe this phenomenon is not so mysterious after all.
J.B. |
ess
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Username: Ess
Post Number: 1813
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 12:28 am: |
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It's late, I am exhausted, and I have a confession to make:
My son, my daughter, and I all own navy blue sweatshirts bearing an American flag. My son's reads "Jersey Boy". My daughter's reads "Jersey Girl". And mine? It reads: "Jersey Mom".
I can't blame anyone but myself.
Whew, I feel so much better having gotten that off my chest.
Now back to the land of the normal. |
Virtual It Girl
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Username: Shh
Post Number: 4326
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 6:55 am: |
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Ess, do you tease your hair and don airbrushed nails when you wear it?
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Jersey Boy
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Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 572
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 11:45 am: |
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Well yeah, of course. Doesn't everyone have those sweatshirts?
Jersey Boy |
ess
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Username: Ess
Post Number: 1817
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 12:44 pm: |
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VIG - have you seen me out and about in the sweatshirt? Usually at the MAUL? With jeans tucked into my socks? You caught me! Oops.......
JB - glad I am not the only one, although I hope your sweatshirt does not say "Jersey Mom". |
Earlster
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Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1527
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 4:57 pm: |
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My daughter dresses herself pink. All day, every day.
I never do that. |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 13864
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 5:16 pm: |
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Did you know that less than 100 years ago, pink was a traditional boys' color?
I have at least three pink shirts. I don't feel feminine wearing them. But I can't claim to be normal.
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