So, something is bothering me and of course I'm going to blog about it. I come from a family of petite people. Until I lost control over my weight after college I had a devil of a time finding clothes to fit me. Unbelievably, I was a size 0 for most of my teen years. I was finally able to stop shopping in the children's department around the age of 17 when a new store opened up at the mall called 5,7,9 that carried 0's and 2's. It was the only store in which I could find decent fitted clothing. Then there's the shoe issue. We also have narrow feet. We had to shop at one store that was the only store that would carry narrow shoes and most had to be ordered and they were very expensive. Yet, every Payless you go to carries double wide shoes. And every store you go to has a Plus Size section. (Okay ladies, don't freak out on me...I'm happy there are plus size options considering there didn't used to be) But what about the tiny people? It's very very hard to find decent clothes for small people! We were just lucky my mother knew how to alter clothes!Veronica is going to have these issues. She is just like me. She's tiny. Very very tiny. She's 3 but she's still in a 2T (the hardest size to find btw.) And when I decided to sign her up for ballet class I was informed I had to get her a leotard and tights. Thus the hunt began. Every single store I went to (and I went to 3) and called (and I called at least 6 including specialty stores) only carry size 4 and up. I tried a 4 on her and she was swimming in it. I'm just wondering if the obesity epidemic isn't adding to my problem. Admittedly, Veronica is smaller than the average 3-year-old. But I can't help but think that the plethora of chubby ones are screwing up the shopping selection.
Thank God for online shopping. I did manage to find her size online and for a reasonable price (although I would have rather not paid the shipping). But here's my request. All of you out there with overweight kids...PUT THEM ON A DIET! Not just for my sake...for who really cares about my inconvenience except me...but for their own sake! Let them live past the age of 35! Why are we just making clothes bigger? Why aren't we just saying it? Put them on a flipping diet before they have a coronary at age 11 okay? Cheetos are not a food group! (And I'm talking directly to you, Angelina Jolie, who are going to have a half-dozen porkers on your hands if you don't trash the junk food. Every photo of those kids they're mawing a bag of chips and guzzling sodas. Ever heard of raisins?)
Admittedly, I could not be considered "tiny" anymore. And in the coming months I will be as round as a beachball, and after the baby I'll get back on the weight loss wagon...but the point is, I'm an adult. I was never a fat kid. My parents controlled what I ate....as they should. As an adult you make the decision about what you eat and what your weight will be. But to allow your children to get fat before they leave the house is just CRUEL. It's one thing if they do it to themselves in college like everyone does...but to start them out at a disadvantage is just dereliction of duty. You're setting them up for ridicule at school, social distress, and most importantly a crisis of health!
Happy New Year!
