the OTHER mother: What About Love: Some/thing Borrowed

12 February 2009

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When it comes to outfitting the kids, I love hand-me-downs. I love that they're free and easy, of course. That's a given. But mostly I love them because they're full of stories.

The red shirt that Carrie is wearing in this picture first belonged to her cousin Max. He's 15 now. Red was and still is his favorite color. Then it was his sister Sarah's, then Pearl's, and now it's Carrie's. I look at it and remember my niece and nephew. I remember how they grow up so fast--Max is already 5'10"! Perhaps this is overly sentimental on my part, but I really see the shirt as a connection from one kid to the next. Sibling to cousin to friend, and on down the line.

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Note: This post is part of a blog carnival celebrating Freedom to Marry Week 2009. Feel free to write your own post on your blog or facebook page. Then leave the link to your "something new" post, and I will share it with the group. Check out the other posts on this topic:

About.com Lesbian Life by Kathy Belge

Balanced on the Edge

Susan Naomi Bernstein on Facebook

Bloogs Blowing By

Books, Yarn, Ink

A Child Chosen

Don't Lick the Ferrets

Life: Apply Liberally

Lit Windowpane

The Longest Road - Yet Untraveled

SoCal Mom by Donna Schwartz Mills

Tales of a Female Husband

Whistling Leaf Blower

Woolverine

22 Comments

Here's my borrowed post.

http://stoneymoss.org/2009/02/12/something-borrowed-for-freedom-to-marry/

Will be back and read later, 'gaters.

Posted by: Deb | 12 February 2009 at 09:30 AM

Here's my borrowed post: http://stoneymoss.org/2009/02/12/something-borrowed-for-freedom-to-marry/

Posted by: Deb | 12 February 2009 at 09:31 AM

My Borrowed Joy is up, too. Thanks for all your writing, everyone, I'll come back through later to read everyone else's.

Posted by: Jenn | 12 February 2009 at 10:04 AM

Here's my borrowed post: http://twochicksnest.blogspot.com/2009/02/freedom-to-marry-week-something.html

Posted by: twochicksnest | 12 February 2009 at 10:11 AM

I'm sentimental about hand-me-down's too. I absolutely see it as a connection of love between children.

My "Borrowed" post

Posted by: Jessica @ May the Beauty | 12 February 2009 at 11:30 AM

Better late than never, I hope! :)

http://susansonnen.blogspot.com/2009/02/something-borrowed.html

Posted by: Susan Sonnen | 12 February 2009 at 12:08 PM

I think it's great that the shirt has stories with it and a connection to family.

Posted by: Andy | 12 February 2009 at 02:53 PM

Here is mine http://www.achildchosen.com/something-borrowed/

Posted by: pickel | 12 February 2009 at 03:03 PM

here's mine, short and sweet, jsut like me http://kimizone.com/kim/?p=630

Posted by: Kim | 12 February 2009 at 03:38 PM

Okay, I blogged. http://www.stidmama.com/?p=997

Posted by: stidmama | 12 February 2009 at 04:02 PM

My something new:
http://ms-sassy-pants.blogspot.com/

Posted by: SassyPants | 12 February 2009 at 04:04 PM

Here's my something borrowed:
http://www.lindseywb.net/blog/?p=1029

Posted by: lindsey | 12 February 2009 at 05:33 PM

Lesbian Life Borrowed Post
http://lesbianlife.about.com/b/2009/02/12/something-borrowed-same-sex-marriage-humor.htm

Posted by: Kathy | 12 February 2009 at 05:34 PM

that is so sweet that you know the story behind some of the hand-me-downs. i love used clothes in general, knowing that there is a history, imagining what it might be. we are at the point where we almost never purchase clothing new, especially for cosmo. it's easy on the budget, and more fun.

Posted by: cake | 12 February 2009 at 06:52 PM