Comments on: Tactile Defensiveness – The Emperor’s New Onesie https://mommyevolution.com/stories-that-touch-the-heart-the-emperors-new-onesie/ Mom Smarter! Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:03:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Jennifer H Nichols https://mommyevolution.com/stories-that-touch-the-heart-the-emperors-new-onesie/#comment-105722 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=270#comment-105722 This was and is my daughter to a tee! She has a closet full of “cute” clothes that I buy or others buy that she will not wear. I have a booming account at a consignment store! Her daily outfit is no undies with shorts, camisole and flip flops. Thank God we homeschool because having to dress appropriately for school was a nightmare. She has one outfit for “going out”. A long pair of gym shorts (boys), a camisole with a cute lace over layer top. She is a 9 yrs old who is starting puberty and my current fear is when she starts her menstrual cycle. I look back fondly at pictures of the first couple years of her life when she would let me dress her but then I remember the battles. So now we have no battles.

]]> By: Jennifer Hughes https://mommyevolution.com/stories-that-touch-the-heart-the-emperors-new-onesie/#comment-83251 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=270#comment-83251 In reply to Christina.

Yep. My son is in boxers and a t-shirt within seconds of walking through the front door.

]]> By: Christina https://mommyevolution.com/stories-that-touch-the-heart-the-emperors-new-onesie/#comment-83248 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=270#comment-83248 Tears.. So remember these days. My son still drops his pants or shorts at the door, but trades them for softer material clothing.

]]> By: muddymonkeysmama https://mommyevolution.com/stories-that-touch-the-heart-the-emperors-new-onesie/#comment-97 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=270#comment-97 In reply to Kelley.

Yes. This video really did move me to tears. And we have all come so far. With the change of weather, I still hear the pain in his voice of putting on his jacket, but it will only last a month or so until it disappears and he once again gets used to the feeling of weather heavier garments for winter.

]]> By: Kelley https://mommyevolution.com/stories-that-touch-the-heart-the-emperors-new-onesie/#comment-96 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=270#comment-96 Tears. Oh how far we’ve come though. Thanks for the post!

]]> By: spdmama https://mommyevolution.com/stories-that-touch-the-heart-the-emperors-new-onesie/#comment-95 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=270#comment-95 In reply to mariner2mother.

Oh. And now my son will at least wear boxers to bed.

]]> By: spdmama https://mommyevolution.com/stories-that-touch-the-heart-the-emperors-new-onesie/#comment-94 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=270#comment-94 In reply to mariner2mother.

Sounds like my son. T-shirt immediately at home as well! I swear he’s going to become a Popsicle with the winter weather but he’s so much happier.

]]> By: mariner2mother https://mommyevolution.com/stories-that-touch-the-heart-the-emperors-new-onesie/#comment-93 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=270#comment-93 Brought me to tears. Still to this day, when my son comes home from school (4th grade), he drops his backpack and jacket, kicks off his shoes, peels off his socks and drops his pants onto the floor. Every. Single. Day. Thank goodness he’ll wear clothes… just not blue jeans or pants with a zipper and button (too hard to button and unbutton). And I don’t have to worry about PJ bottoms because his legs always get too warm in bed for them.

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