In the past, Coleman and I have made fun of people who use their kids (well, their clothes anyway) to exhibit their own personal views, preferences, and political stances. You see babies wearing onesies with peace signs or "future republican" on them (I always read those - and others like it, I'm nonpartisan on this issue - to myself as "future kid who will totally rebel against you for stuff like this."). Or they just say things like, "Does this diaper make my butt look big?" or "I'm a flirt." Your kid is not a flirt: you just think that onesie is cute.
And let's face it - we still mock them.
But we've also joined them.
This is Cora's Tree Hugger onesie:
We love it. And yes, we know that it says way more about us than it does about her and attributes our attitudes to our daughter who cannot yet express her own, but we don't care.
And doesn't it look like she loves it, too? Look at her grinning and posing. She IS a tree hugger!
I love it! I am planning on making all my children Recyle shirts for Earth Day this next year. I'll let you know how it works out. But I just love it!
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