Daughters like changing wardrobe

A Connecticut boy won't part with his Brett Favre jersey. He's worn it for more than 400 straight days.

That would never happen in our household. First of all, we're not Green Bay Packers fans. But more importantly our two daughters wouldn't think of going to school or anywhere else for that matter wearing the same clothes for two or more days in a row.

They would view it as a severe character flaw to be so wedded to one outfit. In their view, clothes are made to be changed and often.

David Witthoft told the Associated Press that he's committed to keeping on the jersey just for "fun," and isn't sure when he will stop.

Of course, the jersey is getting a little worn around the edges. But that's to be expected when you're that attached to an article of clothing.

At any rate, Becca and Bailey prefer to change their attire at least once a day. Becca has been known to try on several outfits in a single morning before settling on the appropriate one for school.

Becca, who turned 13 last week, can't just throw on some clothes in the morning. She has to make a fashion statement.

She's only been a teenager for a few days but she's already spending a lot more time in the bathroom getting ready for school.

I don't remember ever spending much time in the bathroom when I was getting ready for school. Maybe that had something to do with the fact that I grew up in a home with only one bathroom.

It would have been hard to hog the bathroom without generating major domestic strife.

But I can see the handwriting on the wall these days. Education, it seems, just can't happen without a little makeup.

The important thing from Becca's perspective is to keep her 9-year-old sister from getting into her makeup.

Thankfully, we have more than one bathroom in our house. Judging by Becca's morning routine, teenage girls require a lot of beauty time before they throw on their backpacks and are ready for school.

Teenage style even figures into birthday parties. Becca and several friends celebrated her birthday by getting hair and makeup makeovers at a place in St. Louis that caters to such birthday bashes.

It's amazing how excited teenagers can get over a hairdo.

Bailey is into fashions too. But unlike Becca, Bailey is most concerned about having sufficiently stylish clothes for her dolls.

She carefully chose some clothes for her dolls at a discount store over the weekend. I never imagined it would be such a chore.

There are countless dresses, shirts, pants, purses and other doll attire available for purchase. Bailey made sure she selected just the right outfits for her dolls.

Being a dad, I mistakenly thought she already had plenty of clothes for her dolls. She regularly spreads them out on her bedroom carpet when she's playing with her dolls.

But I'm learning that, at least from Bailey's standpoint, you can never have too many clothes for your well-dressed dolls.

Bailey won't let her dolls wear the same clothes for long, no matter the occasion.

Even a little doll, she'll tell you, needs a wardrobe change.

Mark Bliss is a staff writer for the Southeast Missourian.