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When your son is 19 he will finally ask you to get him a coat, blame you for not having one all those years, and ask why you never got him one
My 10 year old recently did something similar! In the weeks leading up to school beginning, I was shopping for BTS clothes. My dd picked out TONS - I had to keep pulling her back. I asked my son again and again to pick out some clothes, but he'd refuse. Sometimes, I picked up one or two things (new u'wear, socks, a couple pairs of jeans, 2 shirts). A couple weeks ago, he came and stood next to me while I was online shopping for a Christmas dress for his sister. He was kind of pouty, so I asked what was wrong... I got an answer! He asked why I never bought him any new clothes, just his sister.
I explained and he went into full on pout mode. I went to the Old Navy website (his favorite store) but he wouldn't pick anything out. I got frustrated, told him he could go to school naked and turned off the computer. The next morning, a list was on my desk of all the clothes he wanted, along with an apology for his attitude.
If the pre-teen years are this much fun, he may not LIVE to be 19!
When your son is 19 he will finally ask you to get him a coat, blame you for not having one all those years, and ask why you never got him one
Funny!
That's closely related to why we always bought a coat each year--even knowing he wouldn't wear one. I felt it was important to make sure there WAS A COAT.
If CYS/CPS came knocking on the door, you'd want to say "he has a coat, he just won't wear it." Instead of, "I won't buy him a coat because he won't wear one."
My experience is that boys just don't like to do anything that lengthens the amount of time in a store. I only take my son clothes shopping if he needs to try stuff on (jeans, shoes) - otherwise I have a pretty good concept of what he'll wear and what he won't (same for DH). I just bring it home from time to time. If we are out running non-clothing errands and he happens to see something he will point it out but that's about the extent of it. If he complained about what I bought then I'd be dragging him along or letting him wear what he had but he is usually fine with my choices.....
I didn't say, "You want to go clothes shopping?" Instead, I said: "We are going clothes shopping."
I took him to a department store. First he tried on a beautifully crafted pair of black wingtips. Then I picked out some classic coats for him to try on.
When he saw he looked like Cary Grant he was hooked (scroll down to picture)
Maybe it's worth a try...a classic Chesterfield under the Christmas tree?
A shorter one might have a chance with the kids who are into the metro-sexual style, but it's a very rare kid who would wear the full length Chesterfield daily.
The hoodie-only kids are not in the market for either.
A shorter one might have a chance with the kids who are into the metro-sexual style, but it's a very rare kid who would wear the full length Chesterfield daily.
The hoodie-only kids are not in the market for either.
Agreed --the Chesterfield is a dress-up-only coat really -- I was thinking more in terms of a way to "get him interested in clothes."
I got my teenager a Chesterfield to wear over a suit. Once he saw how great it looked on him, it was very easy to get him to try on other coats, including more casual ones.
A plain, well-cut black mid-length single-breasted wool coat with notch lapels looks great with nice jeans. It doesn't look metrosexual, in my opinion -- it just looks classic. Same with a well-cut peacoat.
Even uninsulated that was never my son's style, but a lot of the kids at his school wear that type of look.
Just thought I'd share....just in case your son is a hoody wearer that falls into that category of kid.
I found that, also...but, see, it has stuff written on the front. And the stuff does not say N.E. Patriots, BC Eagles, or our HS sports logo. I am with other posters who say, basically, I just want to have a coat in the house so that I am not accused of child endangerment if questioned about why my son is wandering around in a snow storm in a t-shirt and shorts.
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