When I get ready to go out in public I generally look like my profile photo seen at the bottom of this post. However, there are many times when I don’t bother sticking in my contacts, adding make-up or styling my hair. Instead, I throw on my glasses and a baseball cap and rush off to wherever it is that I need to be.
Those are the times when I typically hear this from my 6-year-old daughter:
“Ewwww, Mommy! Are you wearing your glasses in public?”
To which I usually respond: “If you want to get to school on time—-yes!”
I’ll be honest; the first time my daughter made a comment about me wearing eyeglasses in public I was a bit stunned. She’s seen me wear them around the house for years, so I didn’t think it would be a huge shocker for her to see me wear them to grab toilet paper at Target.
“Why? What’s wrong with my glasses?” I asked the first time she crinkled her nose at the thought of being seen with her bespectacled mother in public.
“You look ugly,” my flesh and blood responded bluntly.
Personally, I can think of a host of much more horrifying events than having to been seen in public with a glasses-wearing mother.
“Thanks for your input,” I replied. “But I’m still wearing my glasses.”
My daughter still bristles when she sees me wearing glasses in public. However, while I value her opinion, I’m not going to let a 6-year-old dictate when and where I sport glasses.
The same can’t be said for Katie Holmes.
According to Tom Cruise’s wife, she allows her 4-year-old to select her wardrobe.
A 4-year-old fashion stylist? Apparently so.
Last week on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” Holmes admitted that she often asks her preschooler for fashion advice. And then she follows it.
“Suri is very helpful. Actually, I go to her, and I say, ‘What shoes?’ and she picks them out. Many times, I’ll be getting ready for an event or something, and I’ll say, ‘Suri, what do you think?’ And, she’s like, ‘Definitely those! Those!’ And, she won’t let me leave unless I’m wearing what she wants me to wear. She’s got great taste!”
On the surface it seems to be a sweet gesture on Holmes’ part. However, what happens when young Suri insists that Mama Holmes don purple pumps with a fire-engine red micro mini? If Holmes puts her foot down will it be cause for an epic meltdown?
How much do you value your child’s opinion?