We read in Sunday's ARA a report that gave parents tips on how to help themselves The boys want to dress up as superheroes and the girls as princessesTo offer them other, more "educational" suggestions. The keys I always used when it came to denying or granting a costume, I confess, were stinginess and laziness. But I disguised it. Because if we have to dress up for Carnival, let's do it on the inside too. I created the character of the sustainable mother who doesn't want to pollute the planet with clothes bought at Temu, which will take up a lot of space in the closet and next year won't even fit the dog. I became my own mother, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity and do something creative for the sake of children's imaginations. Just think, readers, that on the day we were supposed to wear pajamas, I had to go to Montse Interiors to buy a pair that looked new, because what we actually wore at home were those pants from the market and the t-shirts from races. I've always laughed when the rule has been "wear mismatched socks." And when hasn't it?
But of course, when you try to be the sustainable mom and suggest going "in pencils," with tights, a matching t-shirt, and a balaclava, the little one tells you to wear it yourself, because what they want is the same as you: "To look attractive." And then there's the great solution. Zombie. Zombies always work. You take an old pair of pants and a t-shirt and pour ketchup on them. You can even take last year's superhero and princess costumes and rip them a bit. Since they'll be very tight in a year, the fact that they're zombies gives you the right to not button them up completely. You're welcome.
