Nestof3 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 We brought in the summer clothes in today. Both of my boys get sad when something no longer fits. Ben only had two shirts that didn't fit, but Nathan lost about 8 shirts. He has plenty more, as I buy end of the season clearance for the next year. He cried and cried about a lime green shirt that no longer fit him. I told him he could wear it for a bedtime shirt. He asked about a purple one from last year that I had tossed at the end of summer because it was stained and too small. He bawled at that. I told him we could go shopping for two new shirts to replace them. He just cried. He's fine now. He was fine soon after. He isn't scarred or anything. When Ben tried on a particular Veggie Tales shirt, he closed his eyes and said, "I cannot bear it -- just tell me if it fits." He was relieved that it did. But, I'm just wondering if any other children here get so emotional about outgrown clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Yes. All of mine have had a hard time giving up their outgrown favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Yes. All of mine have had a hard time giving up their outgrown favorites. My 4yo wants to stop growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I had a pair of jeans when I was 8. They were dark denim with orange stitching and my mom had to patch the right knee. I loved those jeans, and I was so sad when I got too tall for them. My sister got to wear them, and I was flabbergasted that she seemed to think of them as just another pair of jeans. My kids couldn't care less. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyco Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Shoot, *I* cry when my children outgrow clothes! :lol: Seriously--all their cute stuff, no longer fitting...and I have to somehow get more stuff... But I can't say the children have ever cried. They have been disappointed to lose a favorite shirt, but no tears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 My girls do this. I just let them keep the items until they decide it doesn't fit. It helps if they can pass it down to someone they know instead of it just going away. I also started a keepsake box for them with items that they can't bear to part with. They will quickly outgrow this sentimental stage, so I am not going to force the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteB Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 The girls get a little wistful over their favorite dresses. We get so little really hot weather to wear some of their favorite summer shorts and tops, but they are rather matter-of-fact about handing them down to someone else. We've been the lucky receipients of too many hand-me-downs to not pass along the favor. We have clothing that has been through our nieces and our children and it is a relief sometimes to say farewell...HealthTex and the old 1980's Sears brand wear like iron:D Even with that said, I get attached to my favorite jeans and t-shirts, so I can empathize with your boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 My girls do this. I just let them keep the items until they decide it doesn't fit. It helps if they can pass it down to someone they know instead of it just going away. I also started a keepsake box for them with items that they can't bear to part with. They will quickly outgrow this sentimental stage, so I am not going to force the issue. Hmmm. Maybe I should just let him keep them. I'm really not that concerned about their clothing at this age. I know a day will come when they are concerned -- like my 19 year old. ;) Last night Nathan wanted to honor Aaron at his martial arts graduation to blue tip by wearing a white t-shirt WITH A TIE ATTACHED TO IT and a button down plaid shirt. He thought he was HOT STUFF! I didn't dare tell him otherwise. ;) BTW -- We always pass on our outgrown clothes to people at our church who have lots of little ones. Easter Sunday, I saw FOUR shirts/sweaters I recognized from Ben. That's when I get teary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I don't think I actually cried, but it sure was hard to pass down my plum-colored corduroy overalls with Hello Kitty embroidered on the pocket! Dh is 25 and still gets sentimental over his favorite shirts being retired from everyday use (even when they are fraying horribly!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 My kids couldn't care less about clothes, but I still remember my green shirt that I wore until I could not get it over my head. When my wrists started showing from beneath the sleeves, my mom started campaigning to get rid of it and restricted it to house use only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Yes, it's quite hard to get either of my girls to let go of their clothing. The other day I caught my 8yo playing in a knit dress that was made for a 4-5yo child--it's loose enough that it fits her like a (very ugly) tunic. She's just always really liked that stupid dress. I remember when I was little I had a playsuit that I loved and I wore it long after it was too small. My mom practically had to rip it out of my hands. I think she is quite enjoying the 'revenge' my kids are taking on me, especially the Star Wars mania--she had to ban Star Wars from the dinner table and now it's the incessant topic of conversation around here....:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillian on Orcas Island Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I can relate. My youngest had a hard time with the fact that he outgrew his beloved red barn coat, which he wore from the time he was three to five years old. No tears, but he a) insisted on wearing it long after he'd outgrown in, short sleeves and missing buttons and all, and despite the fact that he had plenty of other coats to choose from, and b) vehemently insisted that I NEVER get rid of it. I finally got lucky and found a similar, though BLUE barn coat that he was willing to wear "some of the time." He gradually adapted to it as his every day coat. Now IT is too small, but he hasn't fussed the way he did with that red coat... My older kids haven't displayed this behavior with clothes (though my dd is sentimental about old toys). At the time, it was sort of a problem - the coat had gotten so unsightly - but looking back, it just seems like a sweet phase. Like Linus with his blankie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Sometimes. I took one of ds' favorite shirts (I think he was 5 or 6 then?) and made it into a small, decorative pillow for his bed. I haven't done that with other items of clothing, but this particular one was very special to him. Do you sew at all? Could they select some pieces of clothing to set by and use towards a quilt at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I cry when I outgrow my clothes. Does that count?:001_smile: At that age, one of my girls was attached to certain items of clothing. I think it's because those specific clothes were ultra comfy and easy to wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 My girls do this, but not my boys. My 12yo hates to see something she really liked but has outgrown on her younger sister. She repeats over and over, "That was mine." Drives me crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 My ds gets attached to certain styles of clothing. When the same store doesn't carry the exact same thing the following year I scour the thrift stores. So far I've done okay with shorts for this year. He has a few shirts he mourns that loss of. I keep the beloved ones and my mom makes quilts out of them. She has made one for me and dh as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only me Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 When my ds was younger he would cry every time he would grow out of a favorite T-shirt. I started saving all of his old t-shirts (and his sisters). I saved all the t-shirts from vacation, sports teams etc. Someday I want to make a quilt out of all of them. This is what I told my ds and he felt better about giving them up. The problem is that I don't know how to sew so I'm not really sure how I'm going to accomplish making a quilt:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Yes, mine have. I usually let them hang on to a particularly favorite shirt. They can put it on a stuffed animal or just let hang in their closet. Usually, a year later I can get let it go then. FWIW, I have a couple shirts that both boys have worn and loved that I couldn't part with. I keep them in my hope chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Diva has a cpl of old things she keeps tucked away in her drawers. Tazzie I didn't think would have any problems...boy was I wrong! Complete meltdown a time or two, and then when he saw Princess wearing something that had been his...ewww boy. I figure he'll out grow it, since he's 4...and Princess will quickly get to an age where wearing her BROTHER'S hand-me-downs will be complete toxic to her, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Yes, my youngest is that way. I offered to make the too small shirts into a blanket for him. Since he doesn't have a younger sibling, it was a concession I was willing to make, and probably would have for a couple of shirts even if he did have younger siblings. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Yes. I bought Tigger costumes from the Disney store for three years running when DS was a little kid. Right now he is wearing some jammie pants that are WAY too short because he says they have "just now gotten comfy". I informed him that we were going to have a sewing project to turn them into shorts... a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 When my ds was younger he would cry every time he would grow out of a favorite T-shirt. I started saving all of his old t-shirts (and his sisters). I saved all the t-shirts from vacation, sports teams etc. Someday I want to make a quilt out of all of them. This is what I told my ds and he felt better about giving them up. The problem is that I don't know how to sew so I'm not really sure how I'm going to accomplish making a quilt:confused: You can pay someone to do it! Supposedly there are ads in running magazines for people wanting to make all their race shirts into a quilt. I've also seen people who make them into teddy bears and other toys. You could Google or find a local quilting club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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