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Dressing siblings the same (not twins)
Evening ladies,
Just a quick one for you all. How do you feel about dressing siblings the same? For example, talking to my MIL earlier and she says "I have seen the cutest outfit for Ollie for Christmas and if this baby is a boy too I will get it for him too"
I just don't like the whole we are brothers, we wear the same thing. And come Christmas I can't see how what suits a 21mth old will suit a baby of a few weeks? I want the baby in just soft clothes- babygro's etc and Ollie won't be wearing those!
When growing up my Hubby was ALWAYS dressed the same as his 2 brothers and I hate looking at the pics as I think they all look so silly! Hubby thinks the same btw!
What are your thoughts? Does it make a difference as to the age gap of the kids? OR the sex- i.e is it more ok for girls than boys?
Just a quick one for you all. How do you feel about dressing siblings the same? For example, talking to my MIL earlier and she says "I have seen the cutest outfit for Ollie for Christmas and if this baby is a boy too I will get it for him too"
I just don't like the whole we are brothers, we wear the same thing. And come Christmas I can't see how what suits a 21mth old will suit a baby of a few weeks? I want the baby in just soft clothes- babygro's etc and Ollie won't be wearing those!
When growing up my Hubby was ALWAYS dressed the same as his 2 brothers and I hate looking at the pics as I think they all look so silly! Hubby thinks the same btw!
What are your thoughts? Does it make a difference as to the age gap of the kids? OR the sex- i.e is it more ok for girls than boys?
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I have 1 boy and 1 girl so obviously wouldn't dress them the same lol but I personally don't like it when I see siblings dressed in the same thing head to toe. Each to their own and if you like it then fair enough however I think that kids are so different and should be treat more as individuals than as a pair. I have a sister who is almost 4 years older than me and have vivid memories of being dressed in the same horrible pink dress as her when I was 4 and she was 7 or 8, I hated it and she hated it and it looked ridiculous!!!
Once they get old enough to choose their clothes I def wouldn't force them to, though.
Thing is my MIL also has this thing that Ollie is about 3 sizes bigger than he is so the babies will prob never get to wear the outfits at the same time!
btw i don't mean to offend anyone who likes it! it's just i have twin step-brothers and their mother dressed them identically til they were 7! this really bugged me as they both had very different personalities that they never got the chance to show.
lmao, my mum does this too, she always buys clothes at least one size too big, its ridiculous because by the time ds fits in it, its not season appropriate, just a waste of her money, its like, when i tell u his clothes size, i'm not just making it up, thats actually the size the fits him! grr! partyciulalry as ds is ina size smaller than his age, and she always buys a size too big for his age, so its actually two sizes too big at least, i've told her time and again but she's adamant 'he'll grow into them', all well and good but shorts aren't gonne be any good to him in the winter are they?!
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my parents done it to me and my younger sister. there is about 20months between us and omg its awfukl!
we are very similar and have similar personalilities but seriously i think it looks silly.
I have 2 girls and will never dress them in the same clothes (except for when they are bridesmaids for my sisters wedding next year)
so for me its a no no. I have told my parents that if they buy them stuff the same then I am sorry but they wont wear it at the same time. DD1 likes to chose what she wears (she is 5) and lizzie is dressed in dresses or something she cant pull up to scath her skin!
My girls look very much the same at the same age (lizzie looks exactly like dd1 at 6 months) but i still dress lizzie differently than when dd1 was 6 months as things have changed even in 5 years!
I just don't like them in clothes that clash, but that's just me!
all in one sleepsuits,like babygrows when i was 9 and my sisters were 7 and 5!!! yep and shell suits ....the actually question doesnt apply to me either having one of each but i have a friend with boys close in age and she dresses them the same alot and i think its cute ..though i agree not all the time ...my sister also had id twins and she dresses them differently most of the time ...mainly so she can tell them apart xxx
I have a boy and a girl so obviously can't dress them identically but I do 'co-ordinate' them when we're going to an event (wedding/baptism/party) That said I wouldn't do it on a day to day basis. My children are 5 and 2 so I usually let the eldest choose what he wants then co-ordinate DD to him. As they get older I fully accept that they'll both want to choose their own clothes and that's fine. I'm just enjoying it while they're young enough for me to indulge myself lol!!!
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Ollie is 16mths now and mostly in 9-12mth clothes. I ALWAYS tell MIl what size he is in and she always buys at least 2 sizes bigger and like you say by the time it fits it won't be season appropriate!
The day Ollie was born at 33wks we obviously had no clothes to fit him, so all my family rushed out to buy stuff in tiny baby size. MIL goes with Hubby to Mothercare and starts picking up lots of jeans and dungerees etc in 0-3/3-6mths and shows them to him. Hubby is so stressed at leaving me in hospital and me giving him instructions to but tiny baby clothes- just babygro's vest etc he asks her to get some of the tiny baby stuff as that would really help us out. She refused to buy tiny baby, saying it was "a waste of money" :roll:
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But at the end of the day, your choice, I think kiddies can get away with it, adults however, couples should not wear matching outfits. Ever. xxx
I must admit, when my 2 boys were say 4 and 2, or 5 and 3 I did get them a couple of matching T-shirts - it was just irresistible and they did look very cute - I didn't do top-to toe matching though. I tend to dress them in 'co-ordinated' or similar outfits now, rather than 'matching'.
ILMG - your girls look v cute! And no, couples should never ever wear matching stuff lol!
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