Dress Down Day

Today is Dress Down Day for the big kids... basically you pay .50 per kid so they don't have to dress in uniform... We made a deal with the kids, they could dress down, but it had to be in Shark football gear. :-).  Walking billboards anyone?

Here's my thoughts on dress down day...

1.  Why are we encouraging kids this young that it's fun to dress like a bum?  Yes, my kids were still in normal clothes, that fit, had belts on, and proper shoes... But some of the tshirts I saw when I got to the school this morning... just wow.  And the number of girls between the ages of 5 and 11 in leggings with their shirts not covering their toushies... it was ridiculous.

2.  Why can't children just be encouraged to always look their best?  It's taking me a long time to grasp the concept of "look better, feel better"... but now I swear by it.  There's days that I will stop my day in the middle of a bad day and shower, do my hair and put on makeup... it's like a restart to the day.

3.  Just why.  That's it. I just didn't want tot fight about sleeves and jackets and tucking in shirts.