Ms. Gemma now insists on choosing her outfits and dressing herself. If she doesn't pick the outfit, she doesn't wear it. Or, if you finally talk her into wearing it, the next time you see her, she is wearing something different. If you try to hide things so she won't wear them, she will dump everything out of the drawer until she finds it. She has even searched the trash and twice found the ratty old shirt I was trying to dispose of. Her habits lead to big messes. After being unable to walk through her room without stepping on clothes, I decided enough is enough. So - one afternoon while Eleanor was at school, we went through all of her clothes together. I held up an item. If she liked it, we put it in "her" drawer. If she didn't, the item went into a bin headed for the attic. She was extremely picky. I would hold a shirt up and she would say, "I don't like that one. It's not fancy enough". None of her jeans made the cut. Other complaints included, "That's too plain" or "That's not pretty" or my favorite "That's not stylish enough". We wound up with a drawer full of red and pink knits that she chooses from each morning (I held out the option that I could still pick clothes on church or school days or special occasions).
Here she and Eleanor are modeling some new items from Grammy. (Don't you love that belly! Thanks Grammy!
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Thanks again for having us over last night. We had a great time. Those two girls of yours are definitely a whirlwind. Where do they get that energy? Can we package it up and sell it? :-) Michelle and David
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