I know, I know. They are some of the ugliest shorts on the planet. Yes, those are neon green shorts with monkeys and bananas on them. He also has an army man camoflauge pair and a neon orange pair with surfers and palm trees. The shorts go clear past his knees and sag like crazy on his skinny body. But John is a fashion-minded kid these days and he has so proud of himself for having gotten on board with the fashion trend among sporty boys at his elementary school.
Many of the boys wear these shorts, and last year when I observed Amelia's classmates wearing them I swore to myself that I would never let John do the same. What a difference six months and having your kid BEGGING for lacrosse shorts in the middle of the sports store makes. I was swayed because John said he JUST HAD TO HAVE THEM. And now he wears lacrosse shorts each and every day. Tonight I caught him putting the dirty pair from today back in his drawer so that he would have lacrosse shorts ready to wear tomorrow. Geez. And when John sees people he hasn't seen in awhile (for example, his former preschool teacher who came by the house last week), he likes to stand up straight and ask, "Do you notice anything different about me lately?", later answering that the new thing are his cool lacrosse shorts. It's crazy.
Below is some evidence of the collective clothing style of kindergarten boys. John is on the far left with three of his classmates on the school playground. The boys are all wearing lacrosse shorts with under armour shirts. Don't they look like a little posse of boys all dressed up alike like that?
John with a larger group of more of his classmates below. The two young boys added in this photo (wearing jeans and khakis) are proof that some moms stand their ground when it comes to looking respectable for school. I completely failed in this regard.
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