<p>I cant think of any CC-worthy ChoatieKid story at the moment, so I thought I would shamelessly repeat something Dyer Maker posted in 11/11 regarding jackets for boys that I still think is the funniest thing I have ever read on CC (besides the kid who crossed a college off his list because it had too many squirrels):</p>
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My son had to wear a dress jacket or blazer for boarding school. Of course, once he got to school we didn’t see his Navy blazer again until the end of the year. We also ordered an official school blazer for him during orientation. When he came home at the end of the year, the Navy blazer was about 3 sizes too small and had grotesque stains on it from a “shaving cream incident” that took place “oh, in September, or maybe early October.” We never saw the expensive (optional) school blazer. Ever. That was delivered directly to him and later destroyed when he used it as a makeshift levee to stop an overflowing toilet from spoiling the carpeting in the hallway of his dorm. Your purchase decision should account for these sorts of parent-puzzling supervening events.</p>
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I think you have to gauge your child
and go the cheapest route feasible given your child’s tastes and comfort level…oh, and interest level in girls who would (hopefully) not be attracted to the guy in the shaving cream-stained blazer.
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<p>I cant top this.</p>