Unless you're the Kardashians, you probably aren't buying designer outfits for your children.
And that's how it should be — at least, according to one Vancouver mother.
After being criticized for buying designer clothes for herself while her kids' rep Walmart, Caitlin Fladager spoke out to defend herself.
Naturally, this sparked a huge conversation online.
She began by sharing some of the criticism she often hears. “Your kids only wear clothes from Walmart, while you get dressed up a lot."
She went on to admit that her kids' clothes come from retailers like Walmart, while she buys designer items for herself from other stores.
"You know why?" she asked, before rationalizing her decision. "Because I am not constantly outgrowing them, like my kids are," she stated in her first point.
To prove her point, Caitlin shared an image of her kids eating ice cream. Both were dangerously close to getting it all over their clothes. Imagine if those shirts were from Prada!
On that same note, Caitlin said that she's not running outside in the dirt like her kids.
Not having to worry about what they're wearing is part of allowing kids to be kids.
"I am not changing my mind daily about what colour I have randomly decided I don’t want to wear ever again."
She summarized her three main points by writing that her children are messy, love to play in dirt, and spill food.
She doesn't want to yell at them for spilling ice cream on a brand-new shirt or stressing over them playing in the dirt. She said that her kids love this freedom.
"The dirt, the smiles, and the ice cream makes me way more happier than a photo of them dressed in clothes they hate, that they will outgrow in a week," she concluded.
"Walmart clothes is the way to go with kids 100% I LOVE YOUR PARENTING STYLE YOU ARE A GREAT MOTHER," one wrote.
One mom in the comments even shared that she buys clothes for her children at thrift stores.
It's cheap, so if they ruin it, it doesn't matter as much.
Another mom wrote, "bravo!" with a clapping emoji and said that kids can still pick their own clothes and style.
"Haha so simple ur a self obsessed [expletive] who don't care about her children," one user commented.
Thankfully, many supporters reminded Caitlin to let the hate roll off her shoulders.
"Ridiculous, you sound like an amazing mum, ignore the haters and keep doing what you are doing raising fabulous kids," one wrote.
People also pointed out that stores like Walmart and Target have super stylish clothing.
"But let’s also talk about how cute Walmart clothes are now a days anyways. #winwin," a user commented.
