Yup. Becoming my mother, I am. Just returned from a trip to the mall with my kids. I can honestly say whatever I like, they don't, and vice versa. I can specifically remember my teenage years and those exact experiences with my mom.
First, spent the first 2 hours with the girls at the mall while Hayden was at camp. They shop wisely because they have limited funds. Me, no funds. Girls, limited. Which is good, because they weigh heavily which deal is the best. If it were my money, no doubt they'd want the $68 pair of Hollister jeans! What all of this means is I watch them try on MANY pairs of jeans to find ONE. To purchase ONE. In fact, I had to leave to grab Hayden and come back before this miracle was achieved. 3 hours at the mall resulted in 2 pairs of jeans and one sweatshirt for Mal, and 1 pair of jeans and one sweatshirt for Lindsay. 3 hours. Time well spent? I guess if they're happy...
All I can say is, it's a good thing they started early. Cuz I aint goin' back! They are on their own!
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Typical! Every year Megan, Paige and I go shopping for a new first day of school outfit. And EVERY year, Paige finds hers in the first ten minutes. Megan, on the other hand, goes to Target, and then Ross, and then Old Navy, and then Gap, and then Children's Place, and Justice, and Gymboree, and...you get the idea. And EVERY year, she finds it at the last store. Every. Single. Time.
Sigh.
(By the way, I hate that Justice store. UGLY.)
I don't know what is worse punishment...
Spending 3 hours at the mall (Galleria?), OR spending the last two afternoons with a 2 1/2 year old who won't take a nap and consequently melts down from 4:00pm on.
You might just win. But you are a good mom to hang at the mall while your girls find the perfect jeans. Oh, those were the days.
BTW- Did you get a headache while in Hollister? If your Hollister is anything like ours, the darn store is like a frick'n club...dark, stinking of cologne, while the latest beats are playing WAY too loud.
Wow- guess it's official...I am getting old.
Boy, you are getting around to some fun places, you and Bex! Hope you had a wonderful trip. Call me when you get home and tell me about it. We have a great string of company for the last few weeks. Love summer!
Love those mall trips....
Sorry, the first comment was supposed to be on your post about going to Portland! :)
Doug and I both laughed at this post! It is so true of teenagers! So many memories come flooding back of lost hours at the mall. You hit it asll on the head!
That last sentence should read "hit it ALL on the head." In case you wondered. Note the hour.
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