Posted on 11/09/2009 6:11:19 PM PST by greatdefender
New York - The birthday boy was turning 6, and my own young son and I arrived at the celebration in our somewhat loose definition of party clothes: Timothy in his best bluejeans and a tiny button-down shirt with stripes the colors of popsicles. The party room was filled with balloons; parents drinking coffee; a stray baby sister or two; and a dozen little boys, more than half of whom were dressed in various pieces of camouflage sportswear. Together, they suggested a small army squad.
For a moment, I thought I must have missed something in the invitation – that though we'd received a Spider-Man-emblazoned card, the small print must have said "Come Celebrate Bo with G.I. Joe!" But a quick glance around the room revealed Spider-Man cake plates and napkins and a creepy crawler craft station. No. The boys were just in their party clothes, which, it turns out, are the same as their school and play clothes.
Maybe it's me, but I would no sooner dress my essence-of-innocence son as a soldier than I would dress my daughter, if I had one, as a hooker (whoops – seems some moms are doing that, too). Not to equate heroic work with sleazy endeavors – it's the frank adultness of each that makes me shiver.
Today's clothing options for kids are dizzying (unless, of course, you're seeking a plain white T-shirt).
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What I wouldn’t have given for some camo clothes when I was a kid. It would have gone great with the old disabled 12 guage shotgun I had.
I dont have any kids myself, but I see nothing wrong with camo clothing. We all played “Army” when I was little. Nothing wrong with kids that go out hunting with their parents, either.
Now, I am dressed in camo sweats and sweat shirt...
Comfort clothing.
Another liberal feminist type decrying our allowing little boys to be little boys.
I guess she want us to castrate them and put them in dresses for a tea party.
I would no more allow Laraine Perri near my kid than I would hire Jeffrey Dahmer and Michael Jackson to babysit him.
Me thinks she just a little too emotional.
Instead, the author dresses her child in dungarees, which we all know were the tool the cowboys used to ensnare and enslave the Indians, cutting off tribe from tribe, squaw from chief, papoose from headdress...
Apparently, the author never had a soldier for a hero.
Perhaps the author should look into therapy for her phobia.
Even though she just did. The "C" word comes to mind.
Why is it assumed that it’s dressing kids up as soldiers? Around here, hunting is a big deal. Besides, the chicks dig it. ;)
I would imagine these little boys picked out their favorite stuff for this special occasion. And their favorite stuff this year happens to be cammo.
Get over it lady.
My favorite once upon a time was a miniature version of the WWII A2 flight jacket. I was a big fan of the blacksheep squadron TV series. It also happened to look very much like fonzi’s motorcycle jacket. I even wore it in the summertime.
Everytime I hear “Dungarees” i think of Herb and Les on WKRP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFE31-GzjaY
When you are a kid, camo is cool. Heck, my grown kids sent me camo underwear for my 70th.
My thoughts exactly. This is a person living in an alternate universe. Not welcome anywhere near my kids.
I worked with a great young gal and on her first son’s first birthday I gave her a little camo outfit for the toddler........she and her husband loved it. What was I thinking...........
Despite her best efforts her son will probably grow up not gay.
Another clueless (and judgemental) git intent on demasculinizing her son. Maybe boys like camo clothing because it’s drab. My son has always gone out of his way to avoid bright colors. I can’t get him to wear aqua to match his eyes no matter how much money I offer him.
“dresses for a tea party”
If you let your kid go to a tea party, the President will call him/her a filthy epithet and an extremist, as he did in a private pep talk to dems about the ‘health care’ bill.
While on a business trip, my father stopped at some memoribilia store and bought me an Afrikakorps patch, which my Mom dutifully sewed it onto my CPO jacket, along with other US unit patches, flag patches, etc.
She got quite an irate phone call from my public elementary school teacher, who was quite Jewish.
I think that was the year before I started in private school.
Oh I’m sure this woman would be horrified at the thought of a bunch of mini-hunters.
She’s complaining about the camo outfits as she dresses her own like a fruity popsicle.
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