New Baby Buying Frenzy

You may have a great memory, but seriously do you remember one single thing that you wore during your first year of life?  In fact, can you remember much of anything you wore before becoming a fashion maven in junior high school.

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}

The news of conception has barely been passed along when it happens.  Through some inexplicable method of communication the word goes out to all female relatives of the child to be.  “LET THE BUYING BEGIN!”  And boy does it ever begin.

Of all reasons to go shopping this has to be the best, and what wonderful places to shop.  There are whole stores dedicated entirely to baby stuff.  Some of those stores even have designer clothes for the new born. 

Women who haven’t darkened the children’s section in years are now picking up tiny outfits and cooing, “Isn’t this darling?”  Those are the magic words and soon after hearing them the darling outfit along with more things than you can imagine will be coming home with you.

Your house starts to fill with small packages and books containing large pictures of teddy bears and Mother Goose.  Otherwise normal grown women read them out loud - to you.

Then, of course, there is the baby shower.  Have you ever wondered why they call it a shower?  Maybe because the mother to be is showered with all the things one can dream a baby might possibly ever need.  How did our forefathers get by with just a blanket to keep the baby warm?  What about that baby wrapped in swaddling clothes? 

The lucky child will no doubt be the best dressed newborn around.  However, one might ask a couple of questions about this fact.  Do you think the newborn will really be concerned with fashion?  Will it matter that the animal booties match the animals on his/her cap?  Will other newborns think less of your child or grandchild if he/she is not in style?  Could it lead to a lack of self-esteem?

You may have a great memory, but seriously do you remember one single thing that you wore during your first year of life?  In fact, can you remember much of anything you wore before becoming a fashion maven in junior high school.

Infants will likely be content if they are fed, dry and warm.  Those darling outfits with college or professional sports team logos on them really don’t have great significance for the child.  While these things will take on importance in later life, at this age it is clearly meaningful only to those who purchase them.

Whatever happened to hand-me-downs?  Those are the old baby clothes lovingly stored in a chest somewhere that are still as good as new.  After all, babies grow so fast they never wear anything out.

Instead of buying baby clothes maybe we should buy something for a teenager to wear.  By that time there’s really a need for clothing.  The child’s parents will be broke and counting the days until he/she leaves for college, or just leaves period.  Of course it is doubtful this suggestion will be treated with the seriousness itdeserves.

Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR