What about eating issues?
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What about eating issues?
| Fri, 06-10-2005 - 2:24pm |
We have debated sleeping issues to death once again....so what about another one of the issues of childhood....eating and/or not eating?
My kids eat just about anything and have a pretty well rounded diet.

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Love the British original, hate the American copy. Although I have to say I'm not too hot on the new edition of the UK programme; I have my doubts about the "this is your life" bit, though I'm sure Trinny and Susannah are painfully sincere about it.
The reason I like the UK version is that fashion really isn't an issue at all for them; they come up with some VERY unfashionable combinations at times. Also, they are much more likely to choose people who are fat or short or hump-backed than the US version, which is mostly about attractive and shapely people who happen to have bad fashion sense; the Americans tend to be bodies that are relatively easy to dress well.
T & R's tack is that fit, cut, fabric and color are crucial, and if you get those, you will look attractive no matter how fashionable or unfashionable you are. A lot of the advice they give is hard to manage at retail, particularly if one is large. Anyone who knows cut knows that tapered trousers look good only on the thin, and wide flares only look good on the tall, but straight-legged styles are nearly non-existant in plus-size stores. Capris are an all-round disaster on someone with thick ankles, but several plus-size stores I know haven't carried a full-length trouser in summer for the past three years.
The ONLY lined casual shorts I've seen lately are meant for exercise, w/ built-in compression liners. The only non-exercise place I'll wear them is at theme parks, b/c they don't chafe if you get soaked on wet rides. They are not very flattering, but prevention of prickly heat trumps ugly.
The only other fully-lined ladies shorts I've ever seen in my life were either silk or wool Bermudas popular in the South back in the early 90's. As a former tailor, I can tell you that lining cotton shorts, esp. casual cotton shorts, is really unusual, unless the cotton were of a very light texture, something like fine broadcloth, which is normally not used for bottoms. The most common fabrics for casual cotton bottoms are duck, canvas, or twill; even in white, none of them should require a lining unless you are wearing cartoon undies.
The only lined things I own are my more formal work clothes and after-5 dresses. All of my lingerie is flesh-toned, so nothing shows through anything unless I end up soaking wet, and if I'm expecting that to happen I wear dark colours where it counts.
Actually, cut is more related to drape; the type of fabric is inherantly important in proper cut. Silk will drape a certain way if cut on the bias, but the same fabric will have a completely different drape cut on the straight or cross grain. BTW, lining will completely alter cut requirements for a given fabric; some fabrics will always hang incorrectly if not lined with the proper complementary fabric cut on a complementary grain.
Most commonly, cut in ready-to-wear is a matter of length and skim; how closely does the style follow the natural contour of your body, and where do the horizontal breaks fall in relation to your anatomy? Cut doesn't matter much when you stand still; it reveals itself when you move.
We had problems this year. DS' teacher told me he was having problems and that he needed to see a doctor because he needed therapy and meds. As Jorvia says, "F-ck that noise." I took him to his ped who asked me a few questions and then said, "Sounds like the teacher is the problem." DS is creative and stubborn and he HATES being told what to do. The problem was with his teacher -- she was a drill sergeant. And, she talked to those kids like they were dog poop. I got his teacher changed to one who loves it that he is creative and who talks to kids in a respectful way. His behavior improved 100%.
I refuse to see his traits as negative, especially since I have the same ones. I HATE it when people tell me I'm stubborn. Yeah. So? It's how I got this business off the damned ground when everyone told me I would fail. And his teachers complain he doesn't follow directions. I say, "So what? Neither do I." If I followed directions, I wouldn't have DS.
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