On 6 Jan 2001, 22:34, Cherie wrote:
> OK..I know..strange request..but I have a 6 year old boy who weighs 105
> pounds and has a 34 inch waist...I can NOT find pants to fit him..poor
> kid..shorts I can deal with..thank goodness that shorts to the shin are
> in style here!!
>
> I have tried looking up dwarfs and all I get is dwarf sex sites
> (gross)..I want to know WHERE the heck dwarfs buy their clothes..I read
> on ONE website that they buy regular clothes and have them
> altered..please tell me it aint so
Well, certainly you could buy the less expensive brand of adult size blue
jeans and make cutout shorts for your son to wear in the summer.
> oh..and forget Sears/Penny's etc Husky sizes..not even close
The following USENET newsgroups (soc.support.fat-acceptance and
alt.support.big-folks) share an excellent FAQ called "Clothing For Big
Folks":
http://www.landfield.com/faqs/fat-acceptance-faq/clothing/us1/
Let me call your attention to page 3:
http://www.landfield.com/faqs/fat-acceptance-faq/clothing/us3/
On page three there is a section for finding clothes for big kids:
"A5) How can I find clothing for big kids?"
Scroll down to that section and hopefully that will give you some helpful
guidance.
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There is a site called "Living Fat" that has a section for clothing for
overweight kids with advice and links:
http://www.livingfat.com/kid'sclothes.htm
The thing is that in reading through both of these sites, each do make
prominent mention of Sears and Pennys and altering adult clothes. There
are other links to check out and I hope you find something to your liking,
but you might have to just resolve that the adult sections in the stores
are your best course of action.
One other thing...as you read through these sites, you will note that they
seem to be more geared to the overweight girl than the overweight boy.
Although I am sure your son wants to look okay in front of his peers, it is
not such a personal crisis to a boy as a it is to a girl to look like the
other kids. So I think compromise will serve you for at least a while.
Alan
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