My Material Girl

As Madonna put it "We are living in a material world" and Ashlynn is a material girl. At five years old I did not expect to see a diva when I looked at my daughter. I suppose in some ways I brought this on myself. She was my firstborn. I lavished her in clothes, although we never shopped designer. Wal-mart enjoyed my shopping trips, though. Her first Christmas she had probably three dresses just for the holidays. Easter was the same. She had so many outfits and little shoes. I don't think she even wore half of it before she outgrew it. Some things never even had the tags removed.

Now she is wearing skinny jeans, leggings, those tunic tops, and suede boots. She never wears her tennis shoes any more. She has to have her calf length suede boots on. It is crazy. Lately she says she needs new boots. Apparently there is a new boot fashion out there. One that I am not yet privy to. She absolutely has to have these boots. She needs to have all the latest trends.

I was (and still am) a jeans and t-shirt person. I never had the latest fashions and I never worried about it. I guess I never expected to have such a materialistic child. Where will this go in the future? In a world where our children see is how the famous dress their children, I have a feeling things could get worse. I love my material girl, and I don't mind her looking nice, especially her school clothes. I just hope that she is okay with being fashionable on a budget. With four siblings, she might not have a choice.