babies on the brain

i've always been one of those women who knew i wanted to be a mom. the sight of babies and little kids always warmed my heart, even as a kid myself. when i was younger i was obsessed with those anne geddes pictures of babies dressed up as flowers, animals and stuff like that. when my brother was born i was so excited to take care of him, mind you i changed his diaper only once.

my brother and i were always well dressed children. when i was baby my parents were still young and poor but they spent what little money they had to make sure i always looked good. this may seem ridiculous to many but that probably means you've never met my mother. naturally, i get frustrated when i see people dressing their babies like fools. i understand not everyone can afford to get their kids expensive clothes but i've browsed the baby aisles of walmart and target for baby showers and i know that there is affordable cute stuff. AND if you are grocery shopping at trader joes then there is no reason your son should be wearing little girl leopard print pants. (this child was not old enough to make this decision on his own). my point is, i am all for dressing your kids well, it's a reflection of you afterall.

however. i draw the line somewhere. that would be celebrity babies/children, well actually the people who comment on the style of celebrity babies. i went to instyle.com today and on the home page was:

"Little Star Style: Sophisticated Suri and Maverick Matilda!"

"Suri Cruise and Matilda Ledger are already making their own waves in the fashion world—and they are not even 5 years old!"

the blurb discusses their personal style and even polls readers who's style they like more.
it's sophisticated suri v. maverick matilda.

all i could think was: 

 really people? it's one thing to think aww that's cute but it's another to analyze the clothing "choices" of the spawn of celebrity children and then having grown women and gays decide which child has better fashion sense. i am all for developing a personal sense of style but you know why these kids have great "style"? it's because their mothers' can afford to get them expensive clothing. sure they may pick out their clothing themselves but they are picking from the best of the best.

 i mean if you really let a child go all out and dress themselves without any adult supervision then they will most likely turn out dressing more like this.

i'm just saying.