FRANKENSTEIN

In the Adam Sandler movie, Big Daddy, a Thirty-something bachelor who's not yet ready to grow-up, finds himself caring for a young boy. He doesn't know how he should parent this young boy (do any of us?!) so he makes up his own system as he goes. He lets the boy decide his own name (the boys wants to be called 'Frankenstein') and dress in whatever he wants, which yields some interesting get-ups.

This is where we come in with my own family. Tobin often dresses himself in the mornings (because he gets up at dawn when the rest of us are still sleeping) and while most mornings produce normal results like shorts and a t-shirt, there are definitely the more original outfits.

One such outfit was yesterday's, where he put to use his favorite new shoes - actually mini-Sorel style snow boots without any laces - his Sunday dress shorts, a t-shirt, and his pirate hat. Most of the crazy outfits are pieced together with the various play * Halloween costumes we've amassed over the years, so you might have a half Spider-man, half Buzz Lightyear following you around at the Grocery Store. It's always entertaining, and I've learned to just let it go - either the people at the store will understand from personal experiences, or they won't. Who cares?

We still require he go by "Tobin", but he's got pretty free range on what he wears most days of the week.