Clothing Obsessed

Brandon is such a funny kid. There are so many quirky things about him. But he is particularly fond of clothing. Actually, he is clothing obsessed.

As you might recall he went through a peculiar phase this winter of wearing multiple layers of clothing at all time (see “Peeling Layers”). I’m glad to report that he has given up most of his layers…now he only wears 3 or 4 layers at a time. But he still remembers that I store clothes away in the attic. Whenever he sees the opportunity, he sneaks up to the attic and retrieves some more clothes. It doesn’t matter the size…he grabs clothes that are too big for him (stored away for his future use) and clothes that are too small for him (stored away for Colin’s future use). His drawers are overflowing with clothes and he continues to change his attire several times a day, but he has gotten significantly (although not perfectly) better at not turning all his clothes onto the floor (just his worn underwear, dirty socks and a few articles of clothing).

The other day Brandon noticed that Dan was wearing something different.

He asked Dan, “Daddy, is that a new shirt?”

Dan said, “No, I just haven’t worn it in a while.”

Brandon lowered his voice to secretive hush and said, “Did you get it from the attic?”