After watching Tanis Miller’s latest Momversation Video on school uniforms, it really got me thinking.

But, before we get to my thoughts, take a moment and go watch Tanis’ video HERE.

Okay, now that you’ve watched the video and have heard Tanis’ thoughts, here are mine.

I agree 100% with Tanis!

When I was growing up, I always hated being picked on by the other kids in my school because I didn’t have the brand name clothing that they did. To be honest, I didn’t care about the labels and was more worried that my crack wasn’t hanging out of my pants or that you could see my days of the week underwear through my clothing.

I grew up in what is considered a “wealthy” and “stuck up” school district. Other schools said bad things about us because there were some kids who were fortunate enough to have all of the things they wanted, the brand names and when the time rolled around, the nice car, (I was NOT one of these lucky kids – can we say hello I drove an 86 Chevette that the drivers side door didn’t stay closed!)

Anywho- when it came to the brand names and all of the labels the other kids had I really didn’t care. I wasn’t the type of person who judged a person by what they were wearing and in all honesty, I got along with just about everyone I went to school with.

Now, fast forward to today.
Since I’ve been out of school almost 15 years.

I have 2 children who attend public school at the middle school level. One of them is in 6th and the other in 7th.

Neither of my children ask for the name brand items. They are both perfectly happy with what they have and know that if there is something that they are just dying to have, I will do my best to provide them with it. However, when it comes to school clothes, they know mommy is cheap and to be ready for the clearance racks.

As a family of 5, soon to be 6, we are thrifty. I hate to buy things unless they are on sale and I prefer the clearance rack over anything. My children, bless their hearts, have always understood this.

As a mom, I would prefer that my kids wear uniforms to school and not because it would save our family money because seriously, they still need to have clothes to wear when not attending school. I would prefer uniforms because I hate the thought of some kid picking on one of my kids because their shoes are knock offs of the current in-style name brand or because my kid prefers to dress a certain way and another kid doesn’t like it.

As parents, we hate when others judge our children in a negative way and fear that others will hurt them. To me, making school uniforms mandatory in all schools is one way to help make all children view each other as equals and not by whose family has more money or who has the coolest outfit that day.

And that, that is my two cents!