At this age Girls and Boys are struggling with all kinds of things. Their little bodys are changing, they are very aware of the opposite sex, they feel very grown up, Mom & Dad just don't understand, embarassed to show you affection in public (no kisses good-bye when you drop them off at school), so worried about being "popular", and a very Big Thing...wearing the right clothes.
Madison fits right into all of the above. She has spats with the Girl Friends, has crushes on the Boys, daily feuds with Mom & Dad, worries about her grades (she is an Honor Role Student), loves this Teacher and dislikes that Teacher, loves Dance Class this week and wants to quit Dance next week, dabbling with a little make-up and sleeps with stuffed animals.
One thing that starts to happen at this age is Girls and Boys have a pretty good idea of what kind of clothes they want to wear. And this is a real Biggie to them. It is very sad but Kids are graded by their peers on what they wear. This is where I can say Madison is a very Lucky Little Girl. Jen has always been Fashion Conscious, even when she herself was a Tween. I can honestly say, I did the best I could, to keep Jen in the Newest Styles and Fads when she was a Teen. Jen and Wade are doing the same for Madison. She usually has all the latest styles and fads. Her closet is filled with Name Brands...Aeropostale, Holister, American Eagle, Abercrombie, Uggs, Borin, Toms and right now her very favorite PINK by Victora Secret.
Is Jen spending a small fortune on these clothes? Well some would say yes, but it isn't as bad as it could be. Alot and I would say at leat 75% of her clothes are used. She has taught Madison to be thrifty along with stylish. Jen goes to Thrift Stores, Garage Sales, Children Consignment Sales and Consignment Stores. Name Brand tops at Garage Sales can be found from 50 cents to a few dollars. Thrift Stores about $2.69 and the Consignment Stores will buy the clothes back from you. Madison loves to Shop these places over the Malls. She knows she can get more second- hand clothes, then if they were brand new. Jen does buy her shoes New, very seldom does she buy second-hand shoes unless they have barley been worn.
The other day Jen had an early morning meeting so I kept Madison over night. The next morning I got to seen first hand a Tween getting ready for school.
Here is a black knit shirt with FREEDOM on the front accented with Rhinestones...$1.00 from a Garage Sale
The back has Wings and hundreds of rhinestones. This is layered over a gray long sleeve Tee...50 cents at a Garage Sale.
These are new Jeans. They also have wings and rhinestones on the pockets. They are a Knock-off of the high-end jeans "Miss Me" that cost over $100.00. These are Miss Chic and cost $47.00.
Yes these are Uggs and we will not go into the price of them...but Madison will get 2 years wear out of them.
This is a linned knitt zipper Hoodie jacket with Wings and lots a bling...Jen bought this at a Consignment Store for $20 bucks used and her and Madison both wear it.
Put it all together and this is the outfit...from the back. Madison had not done her face and hair so all she would allow was pictures of the back side!
Now is this outfit my Cup of Tea? is this what I would have picked out for Madison to wear? is this the look 90% of the Girls at school have? Answers: No-No-Yes. Did these clothes help Madison learn more at school?..yes.. she felt good about herself, and that was one less worry for this Young Girl. Less worry equals more learning.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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