“Mom, can you make dad do something about his clothing?” My daughter, a serious fashionista, pleads with me whenever we go out in public. Naturally, she does the same for me. I’ve found plenty of notes attached to my clothing proclaiming, “Khaki is tacky.” While my daughter prefers the latest designs and trends, she finds our clothing choices boring and ordinary. Once she borrowed her father’s clothes to tape a segment of “World’s Most Boring Jobs” for a school project. My poor hubby walked into the house mumbling, “What does she mean I have the world’s most boring job?”
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I’ve spent years trying to determine what not to wear when teenagers are accompanying me out in public. The best conclusion I have discovered is anything in my closet should not be worn in public. After careful consideration, I’ve developed the following tips to help everyone know what to wear when out in public with their teen.
- If you already own it, toss it out. It is obviously out of date and out of fashion. Better yet, burn it to remove all signs it ever existed.
- If it is a Christmas sweater do not let the kids see it. They will borrow it to wear to a tacky sweater party. Then they will try to make you feel better by saying everyone else will be wearing one too, especially the grown ups.The same goes for any other Holiday themed sweaters.
- Don’t wear any khaki trousers unless you are going to work. If people see you in khaki pants they will mistake you for a store employee. Even then, only wear khakis under extreme duress.
- If you buy any fashionable clothing give it to your teenager rather than wear it yourself.
Have your teenagers given you any fashion advice to share? *In the interest of full disclosure, my daughter and her friends have shared some good fashion tips as well.
You nailed it, Mom! lol
This is hilarious! My daughter is only four so I have a few more years until I get into this stage but I’m not looking forward to it.
This is funny! I often wonder what my kids are going to say about my clothes when they get older.
LMAO. holiday sweaters. i had one and it vanished i think it got tossed.
Oh gosh haha. No teenagers yet but in 3 years my son will be 13. I’m sure I’ll be the mom who is wearing the out of date clothes. yep I’ll have to toss them!
LOL! Too funny!
LOL the khaki pants thing is quite true! It is hard living with a teen critic, for sure. Love your tips!
oh that is too funny! Thankfully my kids aren’t old enough yet to be embarrassed by me in public. I dread that day. But at least now I will be prepared for it. lol.
My daughters always ask me for fashion advice. 🙂
ROFL You crack me up! My daughter actually borrows some of my clothing from time to time, now I feel extra cool!
This is too funny! My boys don’t care (thank goodness) what I wear but when I was five I told my mom that ladies didn’t leave the house in anything but a skirt! It’s so funny how kids are embarrased by us moms – just as we were by our moms! Thanks for the laugh this morning – guess i better go put on my Christmas sweater before I go to school and see if the boys even notice – LOL!
Oh, the thought of ever owning a Christmas sweater bothers me lol. I don’t think the parent child thing ever changes. I still call my Mom out for being an 80’s queen 😉
Isn’t it funny how they tell us that we’re fashion misses all the time. Now I just automatically email my DD links for approval before I buy something. LOL!
One has to have a lot of self confidence when they raise a teen because your ego takes a lot of hits. Loved the advice and will keep it in mind.