Just in case you're looking for your daughter, they have a version of this swimsuit at Target for your SIX YEAR OLD too, if you want.
Lucy tried on 7 swimsuits today. She's officially grown up enough that we have to try them on now. We know this from watching her swimsuit bottoms sag on one suit. Her top comes up and exposes her all with another suit.
So, I broke down and took her to try some on. Nevermind the girl and her mom we stared at in the store:
"OMG MOOOOM, are you DEAF? I so told you I needed a swimsuit and you were like not even listening." All that while she has a cell phone glued to her ear. The kid, not the mom.
And the mom just carries on a conversation with her, "Oh, well, I never heard that."
"That's because you never listen to me. GAWWWWSH."
"Okay, well let's go get you a swimsuit."
I soooo almost said something. But I couldn't speak with my mouth to the floor. Neither could Lucy. We were both in awe.
Lucy explains, way nicer, that she would like a bikini. I explain that we can do that, but they need to fit right, and she needs that tankini style with the longer top. As Ricardo would say, "So she doesn't look all hoochie-mama." Granted, a regular bikini on a 6 year-old is just fine, it's just our Lucy is so long and tall, and active - well, she just needs more coverage.
And all the moms out there holla - you'd cram your kids in a whole piece swimsuit all the time if it weren't for the dreaded bathroom breaks. You've mastered getting your suit on and off when you need to go potty. But getting a wet swimsuit off a wiggly kid who has to go pee. I'd rather have a root canal without the novacaine. I'd rather eat salmon loaf. I'd rather re-live my junior high days. So all my momma's out there, a bikini is the way to go.They can get to the bathroom and disassemble and then reassemble all while I'm sipping my margarita pool side. This is going to be the best summer ever!
However, I had this conversation in the dressing room of Target today:
"You can get this suit and this suit, but you can't have this suit. It's not age appropriate." (Because it had that triangle bathing suit top thing going, even with the longer shirt like style, it was low-cut...a girls size 6.)
"Mommy, but I like this one."
"Yes, well, you can have this one and this one but not this one."
Attempt to stomp in protest.
Glare and then, "Or we can just go home."
"Okaaaaaay." Big sigh.
Atleast she didn't have the cell phone glued to her ear. Not yet atleast.
That's how I roll.
