Hand Me Ups
Recently, The Girl gave California Girl several sweaters that were too small for her. Up until now, it’s been the other way around. Aren’t mothers usually bigger than their daughters? It seems strange seeing California Girl in clothes that The Girl used to wear. It really emphasizes the fact that the kids are growing up. They’ve been almost the same size for a while – I usually get them the same size premiums at road races; but t-shirts and sweatshirts are not the same as regular clothes. The Boy and I do not have the same body type, so even though he is taller than I am, there was never a time I could wear his clothes (or the other way around). California Girl and The Girl don’t have the same body dimensions either; but, depending on the style, women’s clothes can be more forgiving. I wonder what will be the next thing to change hands, and in which direction. If anyone has older kids and this is something that has happened to you, we’d love to know your thoughts.
My mom has always been smaller than me and she gloats about it horribly. We both struggle with our weight but when she went down to 160 oh man she was mean as hell! She told me the family had to stop buying cheese because I would eat it all. When I went into the fridge to get a snack, she’d actually get off her fat butt, come into the kitchen, look over my shoulder and say “What are you getting into?” Like I was a raccoon getting into the garbage. When I went to college and got away from her, I finally started losing the weight! I’ve lost 30 pounds and I’m down to a size 16 (and since I bought professional khakis at that size and they fit beautifully, she can’t say “well it’s a BIG 16″). sry 2 rant though
Actually, my wife and both daughters are within a size of each other, and can switch between themselves (although my youngest wouldn’t DREAM of wearing Mom’s clothes)
It does bring up some strange thoughts when you see your wife, (an object you desire) wearing something you’ve recently seen on one of your daughters…
My son and I have been able to exchange clothes for a few years now. It caused a problem when he ran low on laundry, and all of the sudden all of my clothes were missing
Sarah: The Girl is larger though the chest; so, if anything, she would be the one who is gloating. But they get along really well so there isn’t any taunting. She does, however like to poke me in the belly. I think your mother should be more supportive; it’s harder to stay thin as we get older and what goes around comes around.
DisappearingJohn: “It does bring up some strange thoughts when you see your wife, (an object you desire) wearing something you’ve recently seen on one of your daughters…” I think you hit the nail on the head. I wasn’t overly fond of some of the hand me downs (e.g. swim wear). I know it shouldn’t matter, but…
It IS weird I think. I’m the daughter end of things, but when I began wearing close to my mom’s size it was so strange… like hmmm I’m a grown up?
She’s still about 2 sized bigger than me, but we share jackets, or sometimes she’ll buy things that don’t fit or shrink. Very strange!
AlwaysCurious: I don’t think that there will be a lot of closet raiding since they have different tastes; but it is weird since The Girl likes to layer and California Girl doesn’t. A simple sweater looks a lot different when you’ve don’t have much on underneath it as opposed to two or three other layers. Daughter is more conservative than mother so them being able to wear some of each other clothes makes me wonder if they are more alike than I think.
My daughter and I share shoes and she wears a few of my tops. Her clothes are too small in the chest for me but perhaps as she gets older I might start raiding her wardrobe!
Ms SD
Ms SD: California Girl’s clothes are too small in the chest for The Girl (which presents a different set of problems), so her wardrobe is probably safe. But seeing your daughter trade clothes with your wife seems different than seeing your daughter trade clothes with her girlfriends.