hi everyone
a quick update to my original post about the schoolclothes. we ended up cooling our jets about it and she ended up liking 1 of the 6 outfits i bought. we praised her for picking it, as it was a very comfortable, nice choice. Then she went with me to return the others. Its a high-end kids store so a salesperson basically commondeers you and brings you outfits, so i didn't plan it this way but my son needed supervision and the salesperson pretty much just hooked up with my DD5 and they showed me the choices at the end. She then charmed the whole dressing area with her fashion show. I was asked how old she is more than once! But it was fun and refreshing.
But i know, on the flip side, that this is not the end to our constant struggles. I have looked at some of the book suggestions, like the Explosive Child, and will definitely be doing more reading. Thanks everyone, as usual the responses were even more than expected
irene
