Wardrobe Expression

She loves accessories

And my socks

Something that I never thought I would get complimented for as often as I do, is letting Meli wear the outfits she wants. I have had several people (young and old) say “good for you, letting her express herself” or something close to that. At first, I thought maybe it was a way to tease me.  I was not sure if it was kind of related to a “bless your heart” kind of thing. Where it sounds like a compliment, but it really is not.  Like “Oh my, you really let her wear that”... Now, I think it really is a compliment. 

Meli is definitely allowed to show her personality through her daily clothes (and more recently hair) choices. I do not want her to feel that she has to fit into a certain box made up for her. I may not agree with her combinations at times (I do despise red and pink together), but it is what she chooses to put out there and show the world – “this is me”. I wish I would have done that more as a child. I loved bright and a little more out there outfits, but I was so shy that I did not like standing out. My mom would have let me wear what I wanted to, but I learned (somehow) pretty early that I did not want to get attention for standing out.

She asked me to do her hair this way

Now, the only time I use the mommy card for controlling an outfit is on holidays. I still let her pick, but I do make them match a bit more. Mostly, for the sake of my family pictures. If I can get Will to cooperate.

This is Meli on Easter, she wanted to have a polka dot shirt underneath the dress, which I did veto. I did let her wear her little cowgirl boots. I think she did love her outfit even if it was a little more “put together”. She loves long dresses right now. 

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