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Monday, January 22, 2007
Whither Reason?
posted by Elise at 7:39 PM ........................................................ 12 Comments:  said...
Oh I feel your pain. My son does the same thing. He acts like I am restraining him in some horrid way by attempting to cover him in either socks, shoes, mittens, hats, hoods, blankets... I decided to give up and let the sneers from my adoring public (yes, I think every mother has an annoying anonymous and outspoken following) roll of my back while I donned gloves and my toddler's hands went bare. His hands didn't get as cold as I thought they would. However when it snowed I put my foot down and put the mittens on while explaining that we wouldn't go play until they were on. I don't know if it was the reasoning or the distraction of the pretty white snow, but he now associates mittens with snow & they are cool. A friend of mine in Alaska said she found a line of kids mittens that fit up to the elbows, thus preventing them from being pulled off easily. My son also really liked finding the hole for his thumb, I made it into a game & it helped me to get them on well. Hats were more difficult & we finally compromised by buying a Carhart jacket, hooded just like his daddy's, and played up the whole, "Just like Daddy" thing. It didn't stick at first, we had to get him distracted then quickly pull it up and return it up 2-3 more times. That took a week & now we can just pull it up once. He likes the freedom of pulling it down, but luckily he won't take it off when it is bitter cold or windy out. I now dress him in hoodies on a regular basis, so we don't do the hat thing. I don't know what to do about the socks & shoes though. It's so frustrating. I actually put his little bare feet on the cold sidewalk once when he took his shoes off right as we pulled up outside our place. It wasn't my best mama moment, and it didn't help. I've let him stroll in the cold with bare feet, a couple of times and his toes haven't gotten too cold. I figure if he was too cold, he would let me redress him without a fight. Everyone has a different thermostat, and if his digits are not cold and it's above freezing out I wouldn't force the issue. said...
Oh yeah, the only way the mittens work is if you put them on at home, under the coat, so the elastic in the sleeve prevents them from being pulled off easily. We couldn't accomplish anything once outside. 1/22/2007 10:48 PM said...
This probably won't help but... gloves? Do they make gloves in his size?  Beatrice said...
If you like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, I recommend Darcy's Story by Janet Aylmer, which tells the story of P&P from Mr. Darcy's point of view. I usually don't read a ton of contemporary books, but I came across a book called Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder while on a literary quest similar to the one you're on. It's about a young woman, Yelena, who has the choice of becoming a poison taster or being executed for a murder she committed. This book and its sequel, Magic Study are rather engaging. 1/23/2007 5:32 PM said...
We found a snowsuit (18 mo size) that had mittens (actually "hand bags" since there is no thumb) attached (by snaps). Arm goes through sleeve, hand is automatically in hand bag, child cries but cannot get hands out to get hand bags off, dogs outside provide welcome distraction. Elise said...
Ah interesting. Many, many thanks. Gloves was actually my first thought and after much searching we managed to acquire some, which were roundly rejected. I'm going to take the scattershot approach -- the Alaskan Long Mittens are intriguing indeed. said...
My daughter doesn't like warm clothes either, and so it became one of those things that I just saud, "I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU WEAR." I just couldn't stand the fighting with her about it every day. I don't care if she gets cold...and apparently neither does she. It did get a bit better as she got older adn could choose which mittens, she actually falls for The Toddler Dupe: Mittens or gloves? "Gloves" she screams, unaware (as yet) of the manipulations going on. And the negotiating: "You don't have to wear your coat in the car but you do on the playground." Don't know if he is too young for this type of thing. But maybe not: maybe he'll take the bait. 1/24/2007 7:17 AM said...
if you like wacky humor, "Lord Vishnu's Love Handles." pure entertainment. 1/24/2007 11:48 AM said...
Have you tried putting socks over his hands before putting on his coat? I couldn't locate the Alaskan elbow length ones online or that woman I met at the park & socks are quick & easy, not necessarily pretty, but easy. Oh, the fashion horrors I've succumbed to after peeing on that stick two years ago... 1/24/2007 9:55 PM said...
I enjoyed Diane Setterfield's "The Thirteenth Tale." I'm reading Jasper Fforde's "The Eyre Affair" right now--it's a fun read as well. erin said...
The Year of Endless Sorrows by Adam Rapp got a good review by TimeOut... I'm about 1/3 through and am really enjoying his clever descriptions of the east village in the early '90's. 1/29/2007 9:31 AM Lis said...
My 8 month old completely agrees with Felix. She loves the cold and god forbid we try any gloves. Hats are offensive enough. So I just put really long sleeved sweaters on her. I'm actually thinking of making a shirt for her that has closed sleeves at the end. That way she can't pull it off. mwahhaha 1/29/2007 11:27 AM........................................................ |
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