Just a funny reminder that our mad fashion loves & losses can confound us at any age... Both my girls crawled out of the womb with an idea of how they wanted to dress & look. Not mommy's way. Their own way. And they've never been label snobs or inappropriate or neurotic about it so I've been happy to stand back & see what they do. Lots of fun thrifted items. Lots of repurposed hand-me-downs. Some key purchases when finances allow to express their own style. Well, the youngest one loves shoes & always fancies a riding boot. She's worn an inexpensive pair every winter since she was about six & this year is no different. What's different is that her frame has stretched out and she's a 90 lb wonder with ladies size seven feet. You could stuff 3 or 4 limbs in any riding boot she has tried on. I can see she's frustrated, but she's being a good sport. I keep telling her 'this too shall pass' and 'it's not you, it's the boots' and today the power of those words really struck me! I know a lot of us otherwise sensible adult women regularly go into dressing rooms and say perfectly awful things to ourselves in our heads. Just stop! Talk to yourself like a beloved daughter. Encourage yourself to be patient and know the right boots or garment are out there for your beautiful self. It's never you; it's always the damn boots/jeans/bathing suit's fault. Laugh a little. This too shall pass. It's never too late to wind back the clock & reconnect with the gleeful, life affirming part of dressing & self expression. Anyway, that was my little lightbulb moment in a chaotic boot-strewn aisle of Kohls this afternoon...
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