tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729359974426571273.post3566945142866288955..comments2023-05-14T03:24:56.671-05:00Comments on The Eclectic Mom: Tax Free Shopping ... or Taxing Shopping?Eclectic Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02597025645225619813noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729359974426571273.post-66837769937732542232009-08-22T19:18:53.161-05:002009-08-22T19:18:53.161-05:00Haha, Luksky ... When I get that statement, "...Haha, Luksky ... When I get that statement, "I could *never* be home with my kids all day!!!" I always want to say, "Yeah, I know what you mean. I could never be home with your kids all day, either!" (But my mama raised me with better manners, even if she didn't homeschool me. LOL)<br /><br />Victoria, I know what you mean about losing kids who won't ride. What a nightmare! I only started shopping on tax-free weekend after the kids were too old to be losable, DH could stay with them, or they were old enough to stay by themselves for short periods. Notice that I was shopping late at night - without kids.<br /><br />Hannah, that site cracked me up. I guess I'm not cool enough to think about what's trendy for back-to-school wear. Maybe I should ask S if she wants to model her wardrobe. Good thing she's not in 5th grade, huh? (Actually, I was thrilled to see that the clothes were from budget shops. When I saw NYC, I figured they'd all be high end.) And you should never be down on yourself as a mother. If you go down that path, just remember to compare yourself to me, and you'll come out smelling like a rose ... unless that is, you smell like chicken poop, glue sticks, or fresh mud.Eclectic Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597025645225619813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729359974426571273.post-84926974487269666182009-08-22T18:27:49.609-05:002009-08-22T18:27:49.609-05:00Oh, and I saw this and thought it might be of serv...Oh, and I saw this and thought it might be of service to you in your shopping travails. If not, no worries.<br />http://www.designmom.com/2009/08/what-to-wear-to-5th-grade.htmlHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034180396689442335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729359974426571273.post-58126052156881446952009-08-22T18:25:36.145-05:002009-08-22T18:25:36.145-05:00I totally know what you mean about shopping, and I...I totally know what you mean about shopping, and I have the same issues! I feel at least fortunate that my kids are still young enough that I can generally find things on my own that I like and are acceptable to them. :-)<br /><br />And about the parent/child dynamic: I am often struck by the same thing when out and about -- how much insensitivity and disrespect I hear being passed back and forth. My dh told me once, upon hearing a neighbor (at our old house) call her child an idiot, that I should stop being down on myself as a mother AT ALL, because when I am, I'm just comparing myself to the wrong people! (I know that sounds snooty. Sorry.)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034180396689442335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729359974426571273.post-73166620528131072012009-08-22T15:05:54.190-05:002009-08-22T15:05:54.190-05:00I totally skipped this shopping weekend this year....I totally skipped this shopping weekend this year. I'm on my own with the girls and crowded stores = losing one or both more times than I'd like to imagine. Neither will ride in anything anymore, so I shop at quiet times. <br /><br />I remember those back-to-school shopping trips; I thought being out with my mom was the worst. thing. ever. And I expect my girls will as well :)Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925344793260230297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729359974426571273.post-90153882198662138052009-08-22T08:53:08.567-05:002009-08-22T08:53:08.567-05:00I hear that all the time from parents when I tell ...I hear that all the time from parents when I tell them I homeschool.."How can you be with your kid all day long?"....so sad for the parents and the children.lukskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00836456707666850172noreply@blogger.com