Tuesday, March 23, 2010
No coat needed....naturally
There must be an unwritten rule that is not cool to wear weather appropriate clothing to Jr. High. This morning, with snow on the ground, Josh hops in the car "senza" coat. (pulling a little I-talian there) I make a comment and he replies, "I need a coat?? Should I go back and get one?" Pulling out my best "love and logic" answer, I respond, "No, I guess you don't need a coat." I really had to bite my tongue from giving him a lecture. I kept telling myself, if he's cold he will learn and he has to learn for himself (a la "Parenting With Love and Logic"). As carpool continued, I wasn't sure if my mind should be put at ease or I should be more perplexed. One boy we picked up not only had no jacket, but was wearing shorts. As we pulled up to school, we were surrounded by kids with no jackets, shorts and get this....flip flops. Yes, I'm sure of it: there is an unwritten rule that you should dress completely opposite of what is appropriate.
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What an entertaining age! Yes, it may be sub-arctic weather, but shorts, sandals, t-shirt and no coat are not uncommon at my jr. high, either. I figure, if there is no brain to register discomfort, then why worry? Darwin is trying... They could be dressing worse... latest trend is holes in the jeans to expose everything, including underwear colours. When kids are sent to office for this (against dress code), we are duck-taping the holes. Now the kids are coming with duck tape on their pants, even if there are no holes! Go figure!
Drives me nuts, too! But then again, I did the same thing to my mom at this age, so Jake gets a pass! :)
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