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I don't remember too many family "competitions" in my teens, but I do recall being a tween and receiving bags of hand-me-downs from "cooler" older kids, like our cousins or family friends, and my sister and I, who were the same size (she's 17 months older than me) would scramble through the bags, trying to claim the "best" stuff for each of us. If Mom caught wind of the situation, she'd tell us to SHARE all the clothes, but once they were in the dresser drawer and morning came, the race to get the "best" shirt could be on! I specifically remember these two sweatshirts with pandas on them that just SCREAMED cool. :)
My sister may read this and remember it differently, but at the time, having the cool clothes from our older cousins seemed soooo important!
What did you compete for with your relatives as a tween or teen?
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Oh yeah, I have fond memories of all those cool 80's hand-me-downs! I vaguely remember the pandas...I mostly remember a huge plastic bag full of pastel cotton finery! :)
ReplyDeleteI have a sister, and when we really got into it, we could compete over ANYthing. But we're cooperative, not competitive, nowadays.
ReplyDeleteAndrea -- YES! FREE cool 80s gear!
ReplyDeleteJen -- I'm sure there was more to our competitions than I remember, but for some reason the hand-me-downs came into my head. Ha! What does that say about me?
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