The 3rd times a charm? Not so much. :)

As many of you know I have a son and 3 daughters. You'd think I'd be better at shopping than I am by now. Today the girls and I went bra shopping. Obviously I didn't have to help the older 2. It's been quite a few years since I've done the whole "first time having an actual bra" thing for one of my girls. A LOT has changed in 7 1/2 years. Not only are there bras in every color and design you can imagine, but the bra makers have decided to try and make the tween population into women way too soon. Some of the bras we looked at were seriously sleazy. I kid you not. Why on earth does an 11 year old (OK, I know she is almost 12) need under-wires, padding, or push up features in a bra? I think we had to go through 50 different bras before we found a couple that were actually kind of made for a preteen. Maybe we just went to the wrong store. Who knows? Thank goodness we were successful in our quest.
Next problem: Finding a pair or two of jean shorts that has an actual waist and isn't made for a girl who has no shape. Emma is small. That's a given. BUT, she does actually have a smaller waist than hips so she is shaped like a girl should be and not like a pole. The solution would seem to be to buy her the jean shorts that have adjustable waists. Not so fast. The size 10/12's fit her in length but even pulling the sides in 5 slots on each side doesn't do the trick. It just makes her look like a puffy butt. So, we have to find a store that sells slims with adjustable waists. Even then they are made for a girl who has no waist. At least we only have to pull them in a notch or two and she doesn't look puffy. So far I have only found 2 stores that sell slim sizes in jean shorts. They are Kohl's and Old Navy. Sometimes I can't even find them there. Hopefully one of these days the creators of jeans and shorts will realize that women and preteen girls that are actually shaped like most women and preteens are will decide to one again have jeans that fit us. We have waists!! I find it very hard to find jeans for myself too. So do my other girls. We have smaller waists and bigger hips. YAY FOR US!!! :)