Dear Queenie,
I’m just 13 and my Mom still buys all my clothes for me. The thing is, she always gets them a size too large. She says it’s so I can grow into them. I don’t like loose, baggy clothes and the things she bought me last year are only now beginning to fit right.
Queenie, please help!—Fashion-conscious teenager
Dear Teenager,
It is possible that what you consider “fits just right” your mother considers “too darn tight!” And the fact that last year’s clothes now fit the way you like is an indication that you are indeed still growing.
Your mother is doing what she thinks is best for you. When you are an adult and able to buy your clothes for yourself, you can choose the styles and sizes you like, but for the time being you will have to accept your mother’s judgement.
