spindles

This may belong in Tilted Philosophy

My son is 3 months old - I just noticed the pants he is wearing have pockets. He hasn't even worked out how to (regularly) pick up stuff. What is he going to put in his pockets??

I know - I ask the deep questions

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CityOfAngels

For some twisted reason, the words, "Baby drug smuggling" came to mind...

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I'm thinking its because the only thing that would likely end up in there is food items, which would stain or cause a bad smell, thus requiring you to buy more pants. Damn clothing companies and their twisted thoughts!

raeanna74

Babies are a status symbol in some cases. Some parents tend to sometimes show off their money by the brand name clothes they buy their kids. In this same thinking they want to dress their children in clothes patterned after an adults. I've seen lacing up the sides of pants for girls and many other unnessesary add-ons just because it looks like grownup clothing or it's name brand. I think the reason for pockets is mainly for that purpose.

I wish all the pockets for small children were at the very least fake or at best non-existent since I've found many unpleasant things in them while doing laundry. Rocks aren't that good for the washing machine either.

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MikeyChalupa

I agree. My 1 year old son has onesies with breast pockets that couldn't hold a book of matches. WHY?

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kulrblind

I think some of us here are missing the point; however, if you're laughing too, at least I'm laughing with you.. My guess is that the clothes are designed to look like bigger clothes, pockets, collars, buttons included.

Would you dress your kid in a plain nondescript sack just because it didn't have any frivolous features?

I realise that spindles' observation was that of a humourous nature. My kid is 7mos old and has yet to deliberately place anything in his pocket (unless you count "drool"), but man his clothes rock.

the_marq

Damn good idea! We shall call them "Baby Sacks", watch your local Wal-Mart for more info.

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Bill O'Rights

I'm starting to wish that my two year olds pants didn't have pockets. He has a habit of filling them with assorted acorns and small rocks that he finds and thinks are pretty. If I don't catch 'em before they go into the washing machine, they make a hell of a racket.

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maleficent

On that same topic - why do they make Baby Reebocks (Weebocks?)? and other footwear for kids that can't walk yet?

When my nephew was just about a year old, he had little baby Timberlands -- he wasn't exactly going out to the factory to work and needed protective footwear.

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Averett

It's cause they're cute as hell!! That's all

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Willravel

This is EXACTLY why (good call, Averett!). They obviously serve no purpous. Babies won't even be able to appreciate learning pockets uses until they're older. They are supposed to look like little tiny people, and that is cute. Aparently there is a decent market for 'cute' out there.
My little girl wears name brand, and it is because my wife and I think it's cute. If we didn't have the extra moneys, we wouldn't do it. We wouldn't be the less for it.

Redlemon

In fact, they SHOULDN'T wear shoes when walking until they have actually learned to walk. Barefoot or socks allows them to feel the floor with their foot, and helps their balance.

My 2 year old hasn't discovered his own pockets yet, although he likes to put my cell phone into my cargo pockets.

slandsman01

I think it is for the same reason some dog treats look like bacon. It is for the person who buys the goods. I think babies could care less what kind of outfit they had on and most dogs are ok with eating rabbit crap.

kulrblind

This one's easy: To keep their socks on.


seriously... my kid would have no socks left if it weren't for those crazy-expensive-but-easily-found-at-second-hand-stores Robeez (tm) shoes.

daswig

His carkeys?

My daughter is 3 months old. Why does her mother insist in putting her in frilly dresses that leave her underwear/diaper exposed??? Why do people we don't know come up to us in public and make horribly frightening "cooing" noises towards the baby? And when the baby makes a serious diaper mess, why can't we dip her in the ultrasonic parts bath? It works for cleaning guns of really nasty gunk, it'd work for cleaning babies, too, right?

Redlemon

Tempting thought. Also, if you tie a Hefty bag around the kid's waist, you can go for days without having to change her!

daswig

nah, if you did that, she'd get all rash-y. 12-18 pounds written on a diaper package is NOT a capacity rating. I keep having to remind myself of that...

When we got back from the hospital, as a joke, I fired up the propane heater on my cosmoline diptank. The wife asked what I was doing, and I told her I was getting ready for Baby's First Bath. The wife was NOT amused.

bonehed1

ROFL...that is what I thought....they are just there to look cute on the clothes I say....my daughter dresses better then I do I always say and she has pockets galour and frilly stuff...shrug

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Herk

I find it humerous that people, including myself sometimes, are blindly fleeced by fashion, even when it is for a young child who clearly has nobody to impress. Whats worse is that some will spend a ton of money in stores like Baby Gap, just to show off their kid like it some sort of trophy, "My kid is cuter than yours." "So, in ten years my kid will reallize that your kid is a stupid, pretentious little bastard." lol

Boy, I hope my wife doen't see this thread.

Herk

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spindles

Yep, had an old lady in a shopping centre scare the bejesus out of my son last week.
She leaned over and said "isn't he cute"
at which point he howled like someone was chewing on his leg.
She said "It's is probably the glasses" and beat a hasty retreat

He is much better with the younger ladies

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KMA-628

I agree, it is about the "look".

My son got hand-me-down jeans from his older sister (no pockets) and I thought they looked to "girlie" for my boy. The tiny imitiation-adult jeans look much better, in my opinion.

Fohur2

Just luff to add for the look,plus it makes them look "pimpin"

Herk

Pimpin'! lmao. Just what every mother wants her son to look like.

Dads though, "Hell yeah, that's my little pimp." Thats awesome.

Herk

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DJ Happy

What are baby drugs?

bonehed1

LOL....pimpin is a good reason for pickets on baby clothes....some kids actually do look pimp, some more so then their dads

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cj22009

What Averett said they are cute so people buy them

grendel

neither are crayons. well, actually, i guess they're not bad for the washing machine or dryer, but more for the other clothes in there...

iceburn

My children will wear kilts.. Why the hell not.

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