I’ve got a season of horror/comedy to remember.
The year I turned 10, my father told me he’d be giving me the government-issued Baby Bonus money to use for my clothing. It was a quarterly cheque, so I’d have money every three months.
The first cheque arrived just about my birthday in June. My father took me shopping at S&R the Discount Department Store. He said I could buy what I wanted but to keep in mind this was it til the cheque that would arrive just before school started. I could wear what fit from the year before or what I bought from this cheque.
I went crazy. Pink shorts, pink sweater, pink tops, pink bathing suit, pink underwear, pink jacket, pink sneakers.
… and a week later I was sick of it.
Went to my dad. So sorry, no more money for you.
I wore pink and some way too small clothes from the previous summer for 3 months.
I didn’t wear pink again until I was in my 30’s.
Now I can laugh when I look back at the photos from that year.
I learned a lot of lessons that summer.