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As I alluded to the other day, prior to the 1940s the color pink was considered a color for boys, not girls. Somehow, that perception flip-flopped so that now pink is seen exclusively as feminine. We see it in toy stores, in clothing choices, even in the ribbons we wear to ward off breast cancer. Quite simply, in today’s society, pink is for girls. So what do you do if your daughter was born first?
Alert to all broke parents out there – hand-me-downs just became tres chic.
The habit of weeding out our kids’ closets and kicking the goods to our friends got a stamp of approval from Melissa Joan Hart this week as the former teenage witch pulled out her Orbit stroller and two moses baskets to put up for a charity auction.
OK, OK, celeb being fab donates used stuff to charity. Blah, blah, blah. But it’s the interview with MJH that earns her the real mom cred. Continue reading »
I’ve got a love-hate relationship with hand-me-downs. Love that they save me money. Hate that I feel so guilty having standards.
It started, really, with the first pair of shoes. I’m a thrift store shopper, but I wouldn’t dream of sticking my tootsies in set from the Salvation Army.
So why are kids’ shoes any different? Continue reading »
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