Mommy Marketing

This should be a seminar taught in Expectant Parents Class.

Getting dressed at our house is an adventure each morning. NOT because Jax does not want to get dresssed, the debate surrounds WHAT to wear.

Jackson is very fashion conscious - not so much in the GapKids kind of fashion, but fashion as defined by the 2-4 year olds at Ms. Kathy's. What is ON the shirt is what matters. Sports (basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, etc.), important characters such as any thing related to Cars, and, over course, Monster trucks and race cars.

Once you have settled on said shirt, the pants have to "match". Match color but also match the theme of the outfit. For Jackson, that means if he has a soccer shirt, the pants (wind/sweat pants) or shorts are thus deamed "soccer" pants/shorts.

Well, tonight we have a 40th b-day party for a colleague and will be attending straight from work. I wanted him to look a little nicer than the old race car t-shirt and black wind pants. I tried to push the new striped polo shirt.

But how to get it on him? He had wanted very coveted skittles this AM, so I promised skittles to put on the shirt. He wasn't really buying it. "But it is a shirt like daddy's," I encouraged. Still pondering. Then he asked the question at the heart of the matter,

"But what kind of shirt IS it,
Mommy?"

And the light bulb went off.

"It is a GOLF shirt, Jackson."

"A golf shirt!"

"And golf shorts," I added.

"And these are golf shoes today, Mommy."

"Yes, they are!"

And he was dressed.