When Trevor was 4 years old, he had a breakdown over what to wear one fall morning. I wasn’t making him wear anything I simply explained its cold outside and you may want to wear pants. He hates pants and hates jeans. I hand him dockers that I do not even notice have a belt. He wants “soft” pants, meaning his snow pants. I explain you will be hot in those all day. He immediately spouts out a blood-curdling scream, thows himself down, and begins throwing toys.
I sit him outside the bathroom while I’m getting ready for work. He continues screaming and crying. A moment later, I walk out of the bathroom hold my arms out, and he jumps on me and holds on with a bear hug and continues crying. I ask him, “What’s going on?” He looks down at the dockers and screaming, “I don’t want belt pants!” I say with a question, “Well, let’s remove the belt?” He responds, “Yes remove it!” I do, and he’s happy. Really?
Then of course I’m running late for work and cannot find my black tights. When I do find them right where they should be, there’s a run In them too large to cover. What do I do, I put on my Halloween, spider-black tights with my business clothes. It’s all good. You have to be creative and happily accept your fun of the day.
I looked ridiculous for business in those spider tights, but they made me laugh and happy. And, Trevor was thrilled with them. (No one commented on them to my face at work…LOL!)