The moms of boys were talking about the upcoming baseball season. They were looking forward to their sons being on the same teams again so they won’t have to buy new uniforms this season.
One mom made a comment about how the poorer people are the more they seem to spend on baseball. I was reminded of the pageant moms on “Toddlers and Tiaraa” spending thousands of dollars on dresses and coaching.
Parents are willing to spend all their money if they think it is their best or only option.
Some people I know look down on parents who buy name brand sneakers and designer jeans for babies who can’t even walk.
But, I understand.
If you have a crappy job and a crappy apartment and there is not much chance of anything changing –but you can pull together a hundred dollars in cash, why not outfit your toddler in name brands. You CAN do that for them! They can look good while they are your baby. It satisfies the heart the way a minimum wage job never will. You’ll never be able to save enough for a downpayment on a house. You’ll never be able to pay for college.
At least you have the means to make your baby look good!
Why not do the one thing that you can do?
Makes sense to me.
There’s nothing wrong with finding joy in one perfect outfit.