The Outfit You Said They'd Never Wear
Inspired by Eric Ries episode
Eric found an old whiteboard in his own handwriting that contradicted everything he remembered believing. You did this with acceptable outfits.
Eric Ries found a whiteboard from an old startup meeting. It was in his own handwriting. The notes contradicted everything he remembered deciding in that meeting. He had zero psychological memory of changing his mind.
You swore your kid would dress appropriately. Seasons would be respected. Patterns wouldn't clash. Superhero costumes were for Halloween.
Now they're wearing shorts in January, stripes with polka dots, and a Batman cape to preschool. And when someone asks about your approach to getting dressed you're like "Oh we let them express themselves" as if you always believed this.
You cannot remember the meeting where you decided Spider-Man pajamas are daywear. There was no meeting. You just started letting it happen. First it was the cape at breakfast. Then the cape in the car. Now the cape is a Tuesday.
The version of you who bought the matching outfits doesn't exist anymore. She's been overwritten. And the physical evidence—those unworn clothes with tags still on—is stuffed in the back of the closet where you don't have to look at it.
