Morning!

Woke up to more news about the $700 billion corporate bail-outs, but who's counting?

And who has time to get upset when you have Morning Outfit Battles to fight?! First, I get that she's five. And if you can't wear glitter heels and fairy wings then, when can you wear them? Most of the time, I let her pick what she wants, even if it's the high-water rainbow pants, with a snowman sweater in June. But I have to draw the line at school. Partly because even at five, we can't always live in an enchanted forest. And partly because the school (yep, even in kindergarten) has a dress code. No spaghetti straps, flip flops ETCETERA.

The problem is that ETCETERA is usually what my daughter would most like to wear. So this is my every morning.

Me: "Annie, do you want to wear this or this?"

Daughter: "I want to wear THIS". (not one of the options. Instead she is pointing to a too-small black turtle neck with leopard fur trim at the wrists.

Me: "You can't honey. It's going to be 91 degrees today." I might as well be telling her about the crash of the mortgage industry. After 5 more minutes of begging, reasoning, bickering she picks an altogether different dress from her closet. "Fine, but if you're wearing a dress, then you have to wear these shorts underneath."

Daughter: " I DON'T LIKE THOSE SHOOORRTS! THEY BUG ME! I WANT THEEEEEEEESE!"

Me: "Those shorts are longer than your dress. Please just wear these ones."

Daughter: "FINE." pout pout pout. And then more whining about wearing her hair up vs. down, what shoes to wear, what breakfast she wants, what snack to put in her bag. We barely get out the door on time and all I can think about is that little girl in the true Glass Castle story who had to use a marker to color her legs through the holes in her pants so the other kids would hopefully not notice.

And this is my every morning with my son.

Me: "Hey honey, your outfit is on your dresser. There is cereal on the table, and don't forget to brush your teeth."

Son: "Okay."

I'm just going to get a headstart on her teen years and begin drinking now.

Comments

[Rochelle]

Are you sure you weren't a fly on my wall in Gianna's bedroom? That is my house! She knows exactly how she wants everything, down to the socks she is going to wear. The big battle has been how to tie her shoes. The bows have to be a certain way and if they aren't she freaks out. I swear I need to take a bottle of prozac before the morning ritual!

[tz]

Put Baileys in your coffee, no one will know it's not cream. Happy Monday.

[Ma']

You were more like Chance.
I had it great.

xo,

[Joi]

Ella doesn't go to school and she already has the attitude of "I'll wear whatever I want" and yes Andrew is so much easier when it comes to stuff like that...it's the boys vs. girls thing. Drink for me too:)

[Gayle]

Oh, how I love this post! I have two sons and a daughter. When they were young it was exactly like that at our house! Sons are definitely easier. But now as they are getting older (my daughter is almost 13) things are easier and smoother. For the most part.

[Heather]

I can totally relate! Caleb starts from the moment he puts his underwear on. "They're Fuuuunnnnny!" and he always wants to wear a different pair, or if he really had it his way, he would wear none. Oh my goodness.....Lord give us patience! I hope this next one is like Chance! I will cross my fingers....

[Jen A.]

So thrilled (yeah, thrilled) to know I'm not alone when it comes to morning routines.

I practically have to throw a glass of cold water on Priya to get her out of bed every morning. Then, it takes her 30 minutes to put her socks on. UGH!

Deven is always fully dressed before the alarm goes off.

I'm an annoyingly cheerful morning person, but coaxing my daughter out of bed and nagging her to get ready is enough to make me want a drink. I like tz's idea...baileys is a brilliant option to cream.

[Rachel]

I swear those are my kids...my daughter is 3 and your daughter sounds just like her but better pronunciation...my son soo easy breezy goes with the flow (except when he is scared) but my daughter has to leave her mark on everything...I think you hit the nail on the head for a lot of us this morning. Happy Monday!

[Stacy]

I so hope my son is like that when he goes to school!!!

[Rachel Brooke]

HAHAHA! You are hilarious. Girls are quite entertaining and complicated!

Lord, please let me have boys. Amen.

[ELK]

not to alarm you but wait until ....makeup too!

[Jen@OurDailyBigTop]

Sounds just like my mornings. My daughter is in kindergarten too...I'll be drinking with you. I didn't think this attitude would appear until at least she was a tween.

[jill]

So true! My daughter is the same way and my son is so easy going. And to think I wanted 2 girls!

[Leah G]

For the one up there who says it is easier now that her daughter is almost 13? Oh-my-goodness-lord-a-mercy don't let her turn 13 and then 14. You will be begging for the simple days of which outfit to wear. Well heck, I am, and I really just don't want to be alone in this teenage hell.
I have three more little ones and I'm going to hit the bottle right now just thinking about it. Bottums up!

[Chasity]

i honestly wish i could respond to this simply by prentending i don't know what the heck you are talking about. however, i have a child w/ a vagina and therefore we have this same exact issue. we've actually been having it for 4 years. i wish i could tell you she will grow out of it....but i don't mind being the bearer of bad news because today our battle was over the fact that we can not wear our new balance tennis shoes with a tunic and leggings. so i will continue to love the fact that someone else on this planet does indeed feel my pain. misery loves company...and today you are my company. :)

they will grow out of it though...right????

[Diane]

Oh my, the style sense and comfort issues. Have not been there for a few years, but wanted to share the solution for shorts under the dress that worked for my daughter and I. I started buying her boys cotton boxers. They were comfortable, inexpensive and came in a grand variety of colors and patterns. She had issues with tight, clingy, too hot, ect...

[Jen]

Ahh, the difference between boys and girls. Gwen is still like that and she is in 3rd grade:)