Fiona

I went to the Mall of America earlier today with my sister, Fiona. (She's leaving for her sophomore year of college next week, and I want her to have some decent clothing to wear.) I'll post pics of the awesome boots I got soon.

Okay, here's the thing about Fiona; she's drop dead gorgeous, really skinny, has very nice hips and yet she doesn't seem to care. She seems to think that running around in jeans and unflattering T-shirts with science fiction or gaming references on them is nice. Now, I have nothing against the T-shirt with jeans look, but when it's boxy oversized mens shirts in mostly three colors, (Black, Grey, and Navy) it just seems sad. Fiona is so pretty, but she just doesn't care about what she wears.

Now, I've tried and tried and TRIED to get her to dress like a girl. Every time I make her put on a skirt she looks in the mirror, and looks at me with a "Really? You're seriously making me do this?" face. Yet when I look at her, all I can see is a beautiful girl who hides behind unflattering boys clothing.

Maybe I should just leave her alone, but I really don't want her to keep wearing dark colors, T-shirts that don't make sense to a lot of people, and hiding her beauty. She's so pretty, and I think she should be proud. I'm proud of her. Today she bought three shirts and they were ALL colored, not black or grey. For her, that's progress. My frustration with what she wears has kinda become a joke in our family, but I really do care about her, and want her to feel comfortable, but she just doesn't seem to believe me that some brightly colored clothing is comfortable. And that jewelry can be bigger than small stud earrings or a tiny silver necklace with a half-inch fairy on it. She's so delicate and tiny, but she doesn't want to do anything bold with her clothing. I want the best for her, and this shopping trip was her idea, because she knows I care about her and she trusts my opinion enough to let me drag her to my favorite stores and see if she finds anything she likes.

It was a great time, even if it wasn't as successful as we'd hoped. (One of the hallways had a power outage so one of the stores we had wanted to go to wasn't open) We had good conversation, she finally bought me my birthday present (New ankle boots!) and we spoiled our dinners with Cold Stone Creamery ice cream. Overall, it was a great day. :)

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