Promoting Piracy: I'm A Bad Mommie!!!

Posted by Vulnadia on Feb 03, 2011 at 02:20 PM It's freezing out...but not as cold as yesterday, that's for certain! So this morning, instead of fussing with Kian over which coat he wanted to wear (he insisted that he wanted to wear his very light blue jacket which he has dubbed his "Pirate Coat" since it has a pirate ship on the inside of it) I just calmly suggested that he wear his frock coat instead. Let me rewind here and explain a bit...first off, a frock coat is generally what you see Pirates wearing-its the official looking long sleeved coat with the turned back sleeves... Second of all, I was thinking quick when I suggested it...I noticed that his red velvet frock coat was indeed heavier than his pirate ship jacket hence the mommie-mentality of the moment! And truly, it is heavier...I also suggested as an alternative, his pirate coat which is really a fleece skull & crossbone bathrobe but it too is also warmer than that jacket of his! So yes, of course he agreed to wear the red velvet coat...what kid forsworn to a life of piracy wouldn't want to wear his pirate coat to school? And for those who wonder, yes, it is uniform official & solid red velvet...sure the cuffs are black, but its really the LINING that is black as the cuffs are just rolled up & back like any other coat or shirt would be hence the jacket is solid red on the outside and dress-code compliant! I shudder to think about what everyone thinks up at school, but at least Kian is warm!!! I'm sure teacher has already messaged granddaddy about all of this but oh well! What's a Mum to do? Besides, he was cute in his little green knit muffler and his mittens toboggan hat & pirate coat!!! In fact, all of my kids resembled that poor kid from A Christmas Story today, all bundled up and ready to face the bitter cold!!!!! And you can BET Kian is the most stylish kid in class!!! RRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!