dress-up days that never were

When I was about 4, my mom, looking for new ways to entertain me and maintain my younger brother (who was the poster child for ADHD), put together a costume box for me. Filled with shoes, earrings and necklaces, blouses and skirts - all that she had painstakingly altered to almost fit tiny me.

She introduced me to it - 'Anna! Look at all these dress-up clothes, just for you!'

I poked at the clothes, and asked, "What do I do with it?"

My mother answered me, "Well, you dress up as anything you want, and then pretend that you are that! You could be a doctor, or a mommy, or a lawyer..."

And little blonde-curly-haired, big blue-eyed me looked at her and said...

"That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard."

Thus ended my dress-up days.

-anna
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In The Costume Trunk, Courtney and her friends discovers the magical world of Paddywhack Lane where all they need is their imagination to have fun. As a member of From Left to Write book club, I received a copy of this book for review. All opinions are my own. You can read other members' posts inspired by The Costume Trunk by Bob Fuller on book club day, July 28 at From Left to Write. Affiliate links used.