I’m on the short side (only 5′ tall) and I find myself buying workout clothes in little girls’ sizes from time to time (hey, I’m cheap). My yoga pants from JC Penney, hiking gear from REI, t-shirts from Target…I don’t know if I should be happy that I’m saving money or sad that kids are fat these days. Yes, fat. I’m not little girl-sized at all – I have a layer of chub that I constantly battle to lose and I easily fit into L tops and XL pants from the girls’ department.
I’m glad that little girls have stuff to fit them in their own department – I saw some girls browsing at JCP when I was buying the yoga pants, and they were excited over some colorful tops. But, I wish society took health and fitness more seriously. I’m grateful to Michelle Obama for Let’s Move but I know there’s a lot of backlash against it. People don’t want to be told what to do or how to eat so instead kids are getting fatter and sicker and sadder. Or maybe not; perhaps overweight is the norm now so there’s no longer a stigma against it. I don’t know.
