Guest Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 After one night with Daddy and the girlfriend James came home a different boy. Again they have bought him a new outfit (never got him a birthday present though!). Again it is BROWN - I hate brown! Of course he loves the Gilet - cos I have one. Orange is nice on him though except that top has one of those slogans on which I hate. Oh and this kid has hair the hairdresser can't get to stay spiky - imagine how awful it feels - she's spiked it using gel and hairspray - probably about half a can. She's a lovely girl but really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 oh no!! And I assume that they know all this and STILL choose to do it when theyr not the ones to have to contend with the outfit on a day to day basis or oversee the washing of the hair! ((HUGS)) sent to you! xXx ps: he looks like a little cheeky monkey with that grin!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 oh, he looks sooooo handsome (im not a "brown" lover either - but he does look good in it - and it wont show mud ) cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Oh the top will just disappear - he cant wear longs sleeves anyway because he chews them - Daddy should remember this, he shouted at him often enough about this! I might have to put up with the gilet but it won't go with most of his clothes - sometimes they send him home carrying the clothes so they still have labels on and go back. I think she buys them and means well. I'll have to have him in the bath with me in the morning - no time for seperate ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 He looks so happy! I'm not a brown fan either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 He looks as if he has enjoyed himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERTIE MCSQUIRTY Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 send him back for his next contact in his lovely new clothes - at least you wont have to bear seeing him in them whilst he is there. he is a little cutie though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 He's very cute though Pengy. Just a random thought do they let him pick? Perhaps he picks brown??? My fav is still the chicken suit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 It is a lovely photo! So long as he doesn't want you to do his hair like that every day ! [i really like brown!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I think he looks great . It's a pity that his Dad and girlfriend don't appear to respect your taste and opinions about James's clothing and hairstyle, and it sounds like they could have been a bit more considerate, but heck, I'd look at the positive, it's great that they spend some time with him and make a bit of a fuss of him. I know, that can be really difficult if absent Dad is doing the spoiling and impractical stuff and you're left to be the sensible one and provide the discipline and every day mundane just keeping it all together stuff...that's really tough . BTW, my lad has a very similar hairstyle...very . Although at 16 Seb is able to do his own hairstyling, thank heavens. I still get the yucky, too much sticky hair gel/wax on the pillowcases laundry to deal with though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Awww, what a cute photo of him. Give him a big hug from me Pengy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysia Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I'm not a huge brown fan myself but have a few brown and orange tops! I think he still looks gorgeous though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Pengy,he looks adorable & so happy I think the funky hair do is great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Rosie sometimes comes back from her dad's with new clothing, some of it nice, some of it.... well I have managed to get her to make sure that anything he buys has plenty of growing room, otherwise he's wasting his money. It may not be to my taste, but it saves me from shelling out all the time and she seems happy enough wearing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 If he is happy then dont worry and let him have them to wear in the garden if necessary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I know it can be really annoying when your child comes back from a ‘visit’ wearing stuff you wouldn’t dream of buying and with a different hairstyle. I brought up my step-daughter from when she was a toddler (her mother left the family home when Helen was 3 - she is now 27). She never really knew her mother but we always encouraged the visits so there would be no regrets later in life. She used to come home looking ridiculous in trendy outfits and way out hair dos. Her mother spent a fortune – I expect it helped her guilty conscience. It turned out that Helen didn’t like them either but she said it was easier to go along with it rather than make a fuss. Children from extended families are betwixed and between as to who they should please. It must be very difficult for them. He does look cute though and at least they haven’t cut his hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 He does look cute though and at least they haven’t cut his hair. That brings to mind another story.. when Rosie was at nursery, she had a little 'boyfriend', who had the most glorious mop of blond curls. His parents were divorced and things were far from amicable. He came back from one weekend at Dad's with all his curls shorn off and his hair in a grade 1 crop. Poor mum was inconsolable for weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 He is a real cutie, Pengy, whatever he is wearing. I do like the gilet but defintitely not the t-shirt. The spiky hair, however, is very cute! Dare I say, I am a "brown" fan? Everything in my wardrobe is in autumn colours, with the exception of denim jeans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimmyCustard Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Pengy He is cute, wish I had that hair colour rather than courtesy of my hairdresser! (and I love brown!) We have the problem on the opposite side of you, OH has 2 daughters from his first marriage. OH's ex has gotten very cross in the past when we have bought them clothes, boots, trainers etc etc. Not sure why she feels like that, shes not the sort of person you can chat to and ask her opinion! We instil discipline and values into the girls, their mother more or less lets them do what they like, ie: clothes are dropped and left where they fall, wet towels on beds, no pleases or thank yous, bed time when they feel like it, eat what and when they feel like it and the latest thing.......... 14 yr old daughter has a new boyfriend WHO WAS ALLOWED TO SLEEP OVER LAST WEEKEND!! Not my kids but I nearly had a heart attack. Am I wrong or just old fashioned?! Kimmy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana's flock Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 He's a sweetie your boy (even in brown!). I have been in a similar situation when OH and I were separated, he kept buying them proper shirts with buttons, when my boys prefer the casual, cotton T-shirt type... I've given them away as they never wore them. The thing I find is that most clothes for boys in the shops are pretty boring... girls have sooo much more choice. My oldest son, for example, loves purple (so do I...) but it seems good old purple is a girly choice... So most of the time they end up wearing blues, blacks, greys and ... yes, brown! Sometimes we can get away with red. (I bet your little man looks great in reds, with that blond hair and blue eyes!). Having said that, some people (autumn types) can look gorgeous with the nastiest pooey brown. I can just about get away wearing some sort of 'chocolate' colour... otherwise I look like I've got some liver disease! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I can just about get away wearing some sort of 'chocolate' colour... otherwise I look like I've got some liver disease! Me too Ana - must be our mediterranean blood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I look bad in brown because I have sallow skin and it makes me look jaundiced. I don't mind them buying him clothes. But when he goes I make an effort to dress him how Daddy would like him, England 66 T shirt this time. Daddy hardly EVER goes out without wearing a West Ham shirt - when we were together he would get me to buy them for James and James loved wearing them to look like Daddy. Do you think they have ever bought him one of those?? James now has NO football shirts but coms home in a variety of T Shirts in brown and orange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana's flock Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Well, she obviously likes brown and orange... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I have to say I think he looks great though personally I don't like logo t-shirts either. The majority of tshirts for boys seem to be these days sadly. To be honest I would appreciate that they actually make an effort which is more than a lot of people do even if its not to your taste. He is his parent too and he could be doing a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Im sorry but it has to be said - i think he looks really great, brilliant in fact and from the smile on his face he loves his new make-over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
