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| But in the mainstream, we | 9 now face FC, fashion conflict, THT‘S LIPE | x: reurses mite | number of reasons. 1 pÂ¥ With Chad, at 3, one wouldâ€" ; p n‘t expect much of a tussle. B R But now, not only does he kick ‘ * it y i# up a fuss if his outfits aren‘t n colorâ€"coded to the superhero % of the day, we have to brief him k * the night before (and we‘re not P ) e Ees talking underwear here) about what he can expect to don the following morning. Pants must be soft, shirts preferably shortâ€"sleeved despite the frosty temps lately, and sweaters or pullovers are tolerated whilst out in public but immediately hit the laundry pile upon home reâ€"entry. It didn‘t sneak up on us, we knew it would be coming, and well, Beth and ! can officially announce that yes, indeed, i‘s here Fashion conflict. With our kids. For some time now, our three youngsters have been offerâ€" ing up their opinions on how we have deemed to dress them. And in saying that, 1 largely mean Beth, who takes great pride and effort in making sure they look good, as often as possible, for as long as possible. Lately, however, that means for about an hour at church Sunday. And maybe for a school photo. Or for a big night pommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmeme _ OU With Daddy and Momimy. Corduroy pants do not make the grade for frozen ball and boot hockey workouts. And sports logos are just fine, but those cute animated figures on the tâ€"shirts etc., well, haven‘t they found their way neatly into his brothers‘ drawers. And it seems like only yesterday that Tâ€"Rex was so0000 popular. It is more frustrating for Beth than me. She tries extremely hard to find great clothes at reasonable prices for her young men to wear. Me, I‘m the guy who wore a yellow leisure suit to a fmend‘s graduation, had the same pair of brokenâ€"down adidas all through high school, and was decked out in jeans with buttonâ€"down fly in decades when they, wh, weren‘t at all popular. Thankfully, since then, the errors of my ways have been pointed out to me and 1 now realize that looking good should be part of the package. _ Drew is the type you don‘t want to really clash with because being the late riser, he‘s extremely agreeable and will wear virtually anything you put out. That is, unless the color or style does not match his mood du jour in which case, no, he wont tell you about it, but will instead politely return the Didnt like what you put out for me this morning, but I didn‘t want to bother you so I just picked my favorite outfit. I‘ll have toast with honey and 1 know 1 have to eat it fast because I‘m a sleepyhead and Jordan is already in the car waiting to go to school." We turn to look, and he‘s wearing his blue and green plaid shirt with his cherryâ€"colored sweat pants. And orange socks. But do we really want to shatter his ego? Better to shatter ours. Jordan has already lived through both those phases, and now is in the one most difficult to deal with. The need to not only be cool, but to be seen as cool, is allâ€"important. And so his luxurious new plaid shirt is not to be tucked in, thank you very much. This is likewise no time of year to be conâ€" templatng boots or winter jackets. But our kids? Give them comfort, colorâ€"clashing freedoms and cool clothes, or give them nothing. As with any conflict, the resolution surely lies somewhere in the middle ground. 1 promise not to wear the leisure suit to the hearing. clothes to their resting spot and choose those of his own likâ€" ing. And so, we are likely to be faced with this comment as he comes down the stairs: sie reamagigks o ‘"Weren‘t you a little cool at recess in your vest today quizzed the elder statesman. "No. Well, not ngd]y“ e fb\ es Published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group 240 Holiday Inn Dr. Unit E. Cambridge ON. WATERLOO CHRONICLE Agreement #136379 _ _ October 30, 1996 7" SEPTEMBIEIR 19 The following 3 Waterioo Chronicle subscribers have won a $100.00 merchandise certificate from Midland Walwyn. Twister. | J M | ome,covee . in the future, Joe would like to be an Auto mechanic. EeE | seechwoon vicuas For all his hard work as a Waterloo Chronicle carrier, Joe. . [ J@i§gieq, | NNPLOWEn/Nonmunke will receive a gift certificate from Domino‘s Pizza. . 50e BEECHWOOD pn. If you are interested in a route or know anyone who is please call the office at 886â€"2830 W-RQM-WOWQM.Qm.mum - His favorite trip has been to Florida and his favorite movies are Multiplicity, C JOE STAN Independence Day and _ ;,simmy "Tf The Shoe Fits C(§ W & This week Conestoga Maill welcomes "pumped" up people,"loafers", "sneakers", or any other kind of "heel" during our Fall Shoe Blitz. We‘ve got "sole" for the whole fomily... so walk this way. 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