Yesterday I took Brandon shopping.... Now, it has been some time since I have been clothes shopping with Brandon, and for that matter a boy... What I can say is there is a HUGE difference between shopping with boys and girls. Shopping with Morgan looks like this:
Spending lots of time perusing all the various clothing options, commenting on the cuteness, piling up the "try on" pile and liking the idea of trying it on, examining each piece in the mirror (again commenting on the cuteness) and also future planning on which piece could go with which, neatly arranging each piece of clothing (placed back on the hangers), and budgeting every last available dollar - waste not want not! :-)
Shopping with Brandon:
A clear hesitation to even shop in the first place, a general idea of what type of clothes he likes (e.g. sweatshirts, etc..), no clear preference on style / look - simply function , a look at you of "seriously???" when you direct him toward the fitting room. One word answers from the fitting room -
how do they fit? ok.
ok good? or ok just ok could be better? um - good.
do you like them? yeah.
Followed by the exit of the fitting room with a piled up armful of clothes and a handful of hanger - what do I do with these? ha ha ha
SUCH a difference - not that I was unaware of the general male dislike of clothes shopping - I guess I just never realized it was some built in chromosome that comes along with the XY part of their make up.
OH - and the other HUGE part of shopping with a boy - money left over! He still has $20 left over that he chose to save - you know for later when his size changes, or the season changes... (yep this was his actual reasoning) That actually had to be the biggest difference of all.
While shopping may not be a favorite he still did well at the end of the day - oh and did have interest in one thing - a belt. He needed a belt - so a belt he purchased. Guys - simple, functional, streamlined shopping.
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