Firstly I need to point out this is a humorous article
Written as a dare by my brother!!!!! So PLEASE don't take this too seriously
With a possible valid point at the end?????
But mainly written to give you a little giggle
But did you know that handing down clothes from one child to next
May be seriously detrimental to your childs mental development!!!!!
For years we have wondered at my younger brothers insecurities..........
Why did he hate having his picture taken?
Why did he not like going out?
Why did he always wear the same clothes for years!!!!!!!!!!
We discovered the answers to all these questions whilst pouring through my parents photo albums together on our trip down memory land of our childhood memories.
My parents used to dress my brothers in identical clothes!!!!
So what happened was as my baby brother grew out of his size, conveniently my middle brother would have outgrown his outfit so the clothes would be able to be recycled down to baby brother.
Judging by the photos this went on for many many years.!!!!!!!!
Oh the humiliation my baby brother went through.
He would wear an outfit for a few seasons, if he hated the outfit he would feel such joy as he outgrew it
My parents would say to him "This is too small for you now!"
My brother would fill with hope
But then the bombshell.......
"What a good job we also have it in the next size up!!!!!!"
For years my little brother would be taunted in the playground for wearing the same tracksuit for so many years
On some occasions my Mum and her Sister must have shopped together
as my youngest brother finally outgrew what used to be my middle brothers clothes
My Aunty would come along saying
"Great news! As you like the outfit so much, I have it in the next size, your cousin has outgrown his!!!!!!!!"
No wonder my brother was a poor frustrated little chap with no self confidence (Yea right!!!!!!)
He was always wearing the same clothes
We have years of photos of him wearing the same outfits!!!!!!!
It even looks like the clothes got smaller and smaller then expanded, smaller and smaller then expanded
Note to all parents, when co ordinating your little darlings, be aware of the trauma your youngest will do learn to cope with, as they face years of wearing the same clothes over and over
Being afraid to leave the house because of teasing
Detesting all cameras after all who wants to be reminded of the fashion disasters that went on and on and on!!!!!!!!!!
I used to dress my boys identically too I'm afriad
I thought they looked cute
But even though they are brothers they are poles apart in personality,
perhaps I should have allowed them their individuality from the beginning
Who know what damage I have done to their poor little minds!!!!!!!!!!
(July 2007) (
