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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 435754" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I like your father's approach. My current project is making a stockpile of dishrags and towels out of clothing and linens that we do not/cannot use. I cannot spend money to buy something that my family will leave sititng in a wad all wet until it stinks and then keep trying to clean them. I sew all the edges by hand so they are not rags because I figured out that seeing the stitches that I do by hand (NOT machine) triggers my family to take care of them. Store bought ones don't work, neither do machine sewn ones. </p><p></p><p>I have turned several items into rags taht one or another of the kids thinks is fine to wear. Complaints are met by either a blank look and then me pointedly turning away to do something else or the statement that it was not something that they could wear anyway. I got "but it fits me" a time or two and saying "No. Not in this family it doesn't." has stopped the fussing. </p><p></p><p>I won't do the pants hanging down and am SO thrilled that baggy tshirts are getting more popular. I do not mind the woven boxer shorts made out of a thick material like flannel worn as shorts IF they have no fly or it is sewn shut. They mostly look like shorts - the ones I allow. No crude signs or sayings, no thin or figure hugging fabric/style. </p><p></p><p>It is kind of funny to me that this is about the worst argument Jess ever gives me. And she apologizes, without prompting, in under thirty minutes at least 90% of the time. I have no clue WHY, but her actions usually follow the apology so she is sincere about them. To be honest, for a few years it really confused me, esp after Wiz. </p><p></p><p>It is nice to know I am NOT the only one who feels like this. I even feel like you do about Madonna. It is nice to not be alone. I even object to a lot of the funny saying shirts that are out there. And Happy Bunny. HB is cute to look at a couple of times, but my kids will be adults before they have many of those snotty sayings on their clothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 435754, member: 1233"] I like your father's approach. My current project is making a stockpile of dishrags and towels out of clothing and linens that we do not/cannot use. I cannot spend money to buy something that my family will leave sititng in a wad all wet until it stinks and then keep trying to clean them. I sew all the edges by hand so they are not rags because I figured out that seeing the stitches that I do by hand (NOT machine) triggers my family to take care of them. Store bought ones don't work, neither do machine sewn ones. I have turned several items into rags taht one or another of the kids thinks is fine to wear. Complaints are met by either a blank look and then me pointedly turning away to do something else or the statement that it was not something that they could wear anyway. I got "but it fits me" a time or two and saying "No. Not in this family it doesn't." has stopped the fussing. I won't do the pants hanging down and am SO thrilled that baggy tshirts are getting more popular. I do not mind the woven boxer shorts made out of a thick material like flannel worn as shorts IF they have no fly or it is sewn shut. They mostly look like shorts - the ones I allow. No crude signs or sayings, no thin or figure hugging fabric/style. It is kind of funny to me that this is about the worst argument Jess ever gives me. And she apologizes, without prompting, in under thirty minutes at least 90% of the time. I have no clue WHY, but her actions usually follow the apology so she is sincere about them. To be honest, for a few years it really confused me, esp after Wiz. It is nice to know I am NOT the only one who feels like this. I even feel like you do about Madonna. It is nice to not be alone. I even object to a lot of the funny saying shirts that are out there. And Happy Bunny. HB is cute to look at a couple of times, but my kids will be adults before they have many of those snotty sayings on their clothing. [/QUOTE]
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