Teenagers nowadays are very much different from my days, or so i realised. When I was 16, all my clothes for New Year were decided by my parents. I don’t get to choose. They will make sure they get the cheapest that they can afford and it should be one size bigger so that when I frow up a little, the clothes will still fit.

 
When comes to buying new shoes for New Year, they always makes sure that the shoes can be worn for other occasions as well and in this case, it should also double up as my school shoes, so i end up wearing white shoes for New Year. Of course I hated it, but at that time, I was thouight not to go against parent’s wishes or suffer the fate of being nagged until the sun sets over the horizon.

Maybe it’s because of remembering how I felt back then that I allow all my daughters to choose whatever they fancy. I try to think along their feelings. I don’t know if I am spoiling them by doing thus, but at least they don’t have to suffer like I did back then, seeing all my friends in nice Ts and me in my new white shirt and shoes. Luckily for me, whenever they shop for clothes, they too understand my financial constraints and tend to choose the ones that I can afford but not too out of date. For that, I feel very comforted.