Intrigued in the Department store

[heathr1]

Although I've seen a mother with her young son at the make-up counter before and she was asking him to help choose her make-up, I saw something totally unexpected today.

In a different Department store, in the girls'/womens' department, I saw from a short distance a woman and a boy of about 12, who I assume were mother and son.

She held several skirts up to him and in a short tempered voice said 'Well we'll go home now if you don't behave'. They then went.

[susie evans]

seen a lot of stuff in my years but never that

susie

[Marla S]

A bit strange, but could be anything.

[ToyGirl]

pretty sure my mum had held clothes up to me like that when buying a gift for someone else...

[Francine]

Hmmm, I can't say I have ever seen that either.. but it's a good thing you weren't in the department store me and my daughter was in.. when she wanted to look at make-up! :happy: I was offering suggestions...and making comments like. "Oh ..that color would look good on you...but I prefer a darker red or Mauve".. when looking at lipstick.
By the time I got done, I think it's the last time she will drag me through the makeup aisles of a department store!. :heehee:

Francine

[noname]

I'd think she was buying for his sister or something, but the fact she mentioned going home if he didn't behave, who knows.

[JoAnnDallas]

Every so often, my grandneice wants her favorite Uncle to take he shopping. While shopping, I will give my comments on outfits, makeup, and such. We will be at the comestics counter and she will ask me how this looks or that and I will make my comments. One time I told my neice that she would look better with this foundation and such and then I turned to the SA and asked her opition. The SA had been staring at me with this funny look, but then jumped in and between the two of us settled on a new look for my neice. I had the feeling that we were just three girls talking cosmetics and afterwards my neice asked me how I knew so much about womens fashions. I told her that after being married for a lot of years, you pick up on a lot of it. Then while clothing shopping, she will be in the change room, I will browse the alise and bring her items to try on. We are like two girl friends out having a good time. LOL

[CaptLex]

I'd think she was buying for his sister or something, but the fact she mentioned going home if he didn't behave, who knows.

That's what it sounds like to me - maybe she was buying for a girl about his size. Sounds like he wasn't into the shopping scene.

[Karren H]

Wish my mom had done that!! SIGH.... I wouldn't have put up a fuss.... When I was in grade school, We had some neighborhood girls that would play "Catch the boy and put a dress on him". Though I was a fast runner.... For some reason I use to get caught a lot....

:D

Love Karren

[Jeanine]

Were the skirts for the Mom or for the boy ? ... If the boy is a
crossdresser, I can tell you from personal experience that it's almost
impossible for a boy that age to buy feminine closting himself ... So
if the skirts were for him, the boy should consider himself lucly to have
such an understanding Mom who is willing to help him buy his feminine
clothing ... My Mom or one of my 3 sisters always acompanied me on
many of my shoping trips from the time I was 14 until I left home at
almost 19 ... And it sure made things a lot easier.
Jeanine

[Jenn S.]

She was probably buying for someone else. My mother would hold things up to me when I was 11-12 to see if they would fit some of her friends.

[loki_uk]

Perhaps it was a threat that if he didn't behave she'd buy the skirt for him to wear

If it was all I can say is that was one childhood fantasy that never happened for me