The View is Fine From Here
By Glinda
Today is a day for sitting on the fence.
I don’t know if it is because being sick for over a week has worn me down, or if there has just been too much to do and not enough time to do it.
But today, I am going to have an absolute non-opinion.
About Christmas sweaters for kids.
In their favor, they usually have bright colors and I am always a sucker for a sweater. Probably because I live where you can comfortably wear a sweater for about one month out of the year. I’m sure if we could wear them all the time, their charms would be minimized.
Not in their favor are gaudy designs and just the fact that I am not an overly “cutesie” type of person, even when it comes to children’s clothing. Even when the Munchkin was very young, I resisted putting him in items with dogs and trucks all over them. I’m just ornery like that.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I am not in favor of adults wearing Christmas sweaters. Maybe if you are over 60 I will cut you a bit of slack. You know, if it was a gift from your grandkids or something. But really, seeing someone dressed in one does not in any way, shape, or form put me in the holiday spirit. In fact, despite their general ugliness, they tend to be rather expensive. Unless you go the way of the Christmas sweatshirt, and then all kinds fugly can be unleashed thanks to the miracle of silkscreening.
So, this year will not find the Munchkin in a sweater with Santa or reindeers or snowmen. But, if I see a three year old in one, I will probably smile and think she is cute.
Nope, I’ve got some pre-shrunk Italian wool sweaters, and those sound perfect to me.
December 21st, 2007 at 3:00 am
I love them. I can’t help it; the duplicate stitch just calls to the estrogen.
December 21st, 2007 at 9:49 am
I wore a christmas sweater yesteday just because.
It was 75 degrees, 5 days before Christmas and I didnt care, dammit. I WAS going to be in the spirit.
Even if I roasted.
December 21st, 2007 at 9:57 am
I vote no. Not ever. Never ever.
December 21st, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Even as a child I loathed clothing that could only legitimately be worn one day out of the year, or to a party celebrating that day. The only exception I allowed for was Halloween costumes, and even those I accepted in large part because my mother sewed them for me. We usually designed them together so they could be used for other purposes after the fact. I wore my Ozma of Oz costume as a nightgown for about three years until I couldn’t squeeze into it anymore.
No Christmas clothes for me. I dress festively, but stick to decorations and music for my holiday spirit.
December 21st, 2007 at 11:54 pm
I got this link from It Came Upon a Midnight Weird:
Don we now our lame apparel.
December 23rd, 2007 at 9:07 am
Aight. What about the famous Gem Sweater?
Eh?