>What is it with teenage boys and winter coats? It must be universal that they refuse to wear them! They may wear a dozen t-shirts to keep warm, but put on a winter coat? No way. I never got that but it was like that every year here with the teenage boys. With the girls it was the shoes. All the teenage girls would wear winter coats (had to be cute ones) but they were hooked on flip flops (Sperries) in the winter! It drove me nuts, but I let it pass. The only time Haley would wear regular shoes was to work (required), to her graduation (again required to walk across the stage), and if it was snowing and then she would only wear boots if they were cute. I was willing to pay for cute boots every winter :o) It was actually quite funny at the store, the school, the mall, everywhere watching moms trying to pretend they didn't notice that their teenage girls were walking around in flip flops and wearing a winter coat. That was the most ridiculous sights I think have ever seen :o) It could have been worse. :o) At least they were healthy, safe, and sober :o)

While we didn't have much of a problem with the first two (money is the problem - no money, no problem), the third is actually quite modest in her demands, growing as a true child of our family. Which means no brand names, often wearing handmade (and looking gorgeous in it - my wife is a wizard of, well, away from fashion). The only thing that annoys me a bit is that she's content with using a cheaper black & white mirror. I mean, wearing monochrome very often.

My annoyance with America The Grey is not my alone; the whole family shares it - except her, in about half her wardrobe. But I'm not complaining - she still looks very elegant in it, not from the assembly line (i.e. "vanserijski" - extraserial, outside of a serial), and her room and even computer are quite colorful.

Hmmm... am I complaining or bragging? I wonder. Trying to balance my likes and dislikes weighed over to the side of the latter.