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<p>Moms get shamed, judged, and chastised for all kinds of reasons&mdash;from the choices they make while pregnant, to the way they choose to raise their kids. Of course, bad moms do exist. But in many, many cases, moms are criticized for ridiculously petty reasons about things that would actually have zero negative consequences for their children&#39;s health and happiness.</p><h2>Mother-of-two and popular mom blogger Caitlin Fladager says she has been criticized for buying her kids&#39; clothing at Walmart.</h2><oembed>https://www.instagram.com/p/CFr58jrA_sB/</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;&#39;Your kids only wear clothes from Walmart, while you get dressed up a lot. Not a good look for you as a mom..,&#39; That statement is something I get a lot,&quot; the Canadian mom wrote in a now-viral Facebook post.</p><h2>Fladager defended her choice to dress herself in more expensive items while buying cheaper clothes for her kids, explaining that children put a lot more wear and tear on their clothing.</h2><h2>Kids&#39; clothes have to be changed and washed much more often, or even thrown away. And also of course, they outgrow them.</h2><p> </p><p>&ldquo;I am not constantly spilling food and dirt all over my brand new clothes. I am not outside running around in the dirt for hours on end,&quot; she writes. &quot;I am not tripping and ripping holes in brand new clothes.&rdquo;</p><h2>She goes on to explain that choosing to buy cheaper clothes for her kids is part of her parenting approach of celebrating her kids being messy. And ultimately, &quot;they love it.&quot;</h2><p>&quot;I will not feel bad for buying my clothes for them from Walmart,&quot; she says.</p><p>Of course, it&#39;s important to point out that for many families, buying cheaper clothing is the only option they can afford. As someone who grew up wearing exclusively hand-me-downs or bargain clothing from Costco or T.J. Maxx, I can guarantee this had zero negative impact on my childhood or my mental health.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>But whether buying discount clothing for your kids is a choice or not, it&#39;s the parent&#39;s choice. And certainly no reason to shame or criticize them.</p><p>Fladager included a photo of her kids eating ice cream as a reminder to herself and others of why it doesn&#39;t make sense to buy expensive clothing for children:</p><oembed>https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The full post, which wracked up over 20,000 likes and over a thousand comments, reads:</p><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;Your kids only wear clothes from Walmart, while you get dressed up a lot. Not a good look for you as a mom..&rdquo;</p> <p>That statement is something I get a lot.</p> <p>Yes, my kids clothes mostly come from Walmart, while I buy myself clothes from other stores.</p> <p>You know why?</p> <p>Because I am not constantly outgrowing them, like my kids are.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I am not constantly spilling food and dirt all over my brand new clothes.</p> <p>I am not outside running around in the dirt for hours on end.</p> <p>I am not tripping and ripping holes in brand new clothes.</p> <p>I am not changing my mind daily about what colour I have randomly decided I don&rsquo;t want to wear ever again.</p> <p>I am not a kid.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>My children are messy, they love to play in the dirt, and they love to spill their food.</p> <p>I buy them cheaper clothes, because I refuse to be the mom who yells at them for spilling a drop of ice cream on a brand new shirt.</p> <p>I strive to be the mom who sees them spill, and says &ldquo;oh no big deal!&rdquo;</p> <p>I strive to be the mom who sees them playing in the dirt, not caring that they are ruining a brand new outfit.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>I strive to be the mom who teaches them there is more to life than having nice, expensive clothes.</p> <p>So yes, my kids mainly live in Walmart clothes.</p> <p>And they love it.</p> <p>They love being able to spill, get dirty, and outgrow clothes in a day with me not caring.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>So here&rsquo;s my kids, in an outfit I bought not long before this day.</p> <p>Here&rsquo;s them covered in dirt, spilling ice cream, and living their best life.</p> <p>That&rsquo;s all I could ever want.</p> <p>I will not feel bad for buying my clothes for them from Walmart.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Because when I look at this picture, it reminds me why I do that.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>This right here, makes me so much happier.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>In the comments, people overwhelmingly agreed that dressing kids in cheap or discount clothes makes the most sense. And also, there&#39;s nothing wrong with Walmart clothing&mdash;for kids OR for adults! (Seconded!)</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866" height="366" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-93803-am-J5Waov.jpg" width="888" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866">Facebook</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866" height="364" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-93808-am-BKLsBA.jpg" width="732" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866">Facebook</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866" height="896" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-93815-am-6MTeK3.jpg" width="1018" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866">Facebook</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866" height="1002" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-93830-am-QOit60.jpg" width="1004" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866">Facebook</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866" height="838" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-93842-am-Gwhk47.jpg" width="1004" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866">Facebook</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866" height="438" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-93853-am-QThWBp.jpg" width="1002" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866">Facebook</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866" height="906" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-93902-am-GiQWZI.jpg" width="992" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866">Facebook</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>This post is not sponsored by Walmart, but it could be! In conclusion: go to Walmart (or T.J. Maxx or Costco) for all of your kids&#39; affordable shopping needs!</p><p>Oh yeah, and let&#39;s stop shaming moms for really, really, really stupid reasons.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Mom responds to people shaming her for buying clothes for her kids at Walmart.

Moms get shamed, judged, and chastised for all kinds of reasons&mdash;from the choices they make while pregnant, to the way they choose to raise their kids. Of course, bad moms do exist. But in many, many cases, moms are criticized for ridiculously petty reasons about things that would actually have zero negative consequences for their children&#39;s health and happiness.Mother-of-two and popular mom blogger Caitlin Fladager says she has been criticized for buying her kids&#39; clothing at Walmart.https://www.instagram.com/p/CFr58jrA_sB/&quot;&#39;Your kids only wear clothes from Walmart, while you get dressed up a lot. Not a good look for you as a mom..,&#39; That statement is something I get a lot,&quot; the Canadian mom wrote in a now-viral Facebook post.Fladager defended her choice to dress herself in more expensive items while buying cheaper clothes for her kids, explaining that children put a lot more wear and tear on their clothing.Kids&#39; clothes have to be changed and washed much more often, or even thrown away. And also of course, they outgrow them. &ldquo;I am not constantly spilling food and dirt all over my brand new clothes. I am not outside running around in the dirt for hours on end,&quot; she writes. &quot;I am not tripping and ripping holes in brand new clothes.&rdquo;She goes on to explain that choosing to buy cheaper clothes for her kids is part of her parenting approach of celebrating her kids being messy. And ultimately, &quot;they love it.&quot;&quot;I will not feel bad for buying my clothes for them from Walmart,&quot; she says.Of course, it&#39;s important to point out that for many families, buying cheaper clothing is the only option they can afford. As someone who grew up wearing exclusively hand-me-downs or bargain clothing from Costco or T.J. Maxx, I can guarantee this had zero negative impact on my childhood or my mental health.But whether buying discount clothing for your kids is a choice or not, it&#39;s the parent&#39;s choice. And certainly no reason to shame or criticize them.Fladager included a photo of her kids eating ice cream as a reminder to herself and others of why it doesn&#39;t make sense to buy expensive clothing for children:https://www.facebook.com/caitlin.fladager/posts/10214428193698866The full post, which wracked up over 20,000 likes and over a thousand comments, reads: &ldquo;Your kids only wear clothes from Walmart, while you get dressed up a lot. Not a good look for you as a mom..&rdquo; That statement is something I get a lot. Yes, my kids clothes mostly come from Walmart, while I buy myself clothes from other stores. You know why? Because I am not constantly outgrowing them, like my kids are.  I am not constantly spilling food and dirt all over my brand new clothes. I am not outside running around in the dirt for hours on end. I am not tripping and ripping holes in brand new clothes. I am not changing my mind daily about what colour I have randomly decided I don&rsquo;t want to wear ever again. I am not a kid.  My children are messy, they love to play in the dirt, and they love to spill their food. I buy them cheaper clothes, because I refuse to be the mom who yells at them for spilling a drop of ice cream on a brand new shirt. I strive to be the mom who sees them spill, and says &ldquo;oh no big deal!&rdquo; I strive to be the mom who sees them playing in the dirt, not caring that they are ruining a brand new outfit.  I strive to be the mom who teaches them there is more to life than having nice, expensive clothes. So yes, my kids mainly live in Walmart clothes. And they love it. They love being able to spill, get dirty, and outgrow clothes in a day with me not caring.  So here&rsquo;s my kids, in an outfit I bought not long before this day. Here&rsquo;s them covered in dirt, spilling ice cream, and living their best life. That&rsquo;s all I could ever want. I will not feel bad for buying my clothes for them from Walmart.  Because when I look at this picture, it reminds me why I do that. 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. This right here, makes me so much happier. In the comments, people overwhelmingly agreed that dressing kids in cheap or discount clothes makes the most sense. And also, there&#39;s nothing wrong with Walmart clothing&mdash;for kids OR for adults! (Seconded!)  Facebook  Facebook  Facebook  Facebook  Facebook  Facebook  FacebookThis post is not sponsored by Walmart, but it could be! In conclusion: go to Walmart (or T.J. Maxx or Costco) for all of your kids&#39; affordable shopping needs!Oh yeah, and let&#39;s stop shaming moms for really, really, really stupid reasons.

Moms get shamed, judged, and chastised for all kinds of reasons&mdash;from the choices they make while pregnant, to the way they choose to raise their kids. Of course, bad moms do exist. But in many, many cases, moms are criticized for...