How much clothes do kids need?
Ellen, left, and Ann have fun exploring all the different styles in their dresser. / Courtesy of Jane Han By Jane HanThis past weekend, I almost suffocated.I almost suffocated from my children’s ginormous and monstrous pile of clothes that seemed to have taken on a life of its own and reproduced like mushrooms. Seriously, where did all these clothes come from?I’ll get to that later.Here in Texas, it still gets pretty hot during the day, but mornings and afternoons are chilly.So I decided to take on one of the most dreaded tasks of the year ― the seasonal wardrobe rotation.Yes, that time of the year when I put away all the light and thin summer clothes and all the thick and heavy clothes are awakened from their long sleep stuffed away somewhere deep in the closet.The mere thought of the work involved felt something like being assigned to write a 30-page research paper.Having three kids means more clothes. Having three daughters means you have enough dresses, skirts, hair bows and shoes to open up a shop.I knew this task could not possibly be completed in an
Oct 30, 2016
