https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:33:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-144521 Wed, 02 May 2012 07:21:31 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 144521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the oldest but I got hand me downs from an older cousin. When I was done with them they went to my sister. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-144518 Wed, 02 May 2012 07:19:36 +0000 SugarplumsMom 144518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was the only child for 8 years and first grandchild in both families, I didn't know what hand me downs were until we settled down and would get used Strawberry Shortcake toys from a family friend's older kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-144473 Wed, 02 May 2012 04:05:41 +0000 looch 144473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I was also the oldest, first girl cousin and no extended family in the US! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-144007 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:05:39 +0000 Honeybee 144007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have three older sisters, so yes. My little sister actually made out the best; as the youngest of five, everything was so trashed by the time it got to her that my parents had to buy her almost evertything brand new! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143503 Tue, 01 May 2012 11:17:47 +0000 LuLu Mom 143503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For awhile, but I was so small when I was younger that her clothes didn't really fit me right so I usually got my own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143422 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:16:33 +0000 autumnlove 143422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a brother and wore his neutral hand me downs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143378 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:01:01 +0000 chopsuey 143378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Youngest of 3 girls! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143304 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:29:42 +0000 BSB 143304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I did from my older sister. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143287 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:19:28 +0000 GrapeCrush 143287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no. i'm the oldest and the only girl. my cousin, however, got all my hand-me-downs...and she loved it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143247 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:58:03 +0000 Alivoo01 143247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My older cousin handed down some clothes up until I was in 5th grade-ish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143233 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:49:30 +0000 twodoghouse 143233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My older sister and I are only 13 months apart and were close to the same size most of our childhood, so I didn't get hand-me-downs from her. We did grow up sharing our clothes though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143229 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:46:01 +0000 mrsjyw 143229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the most part I didn't, but I did get dresses and fancy outfit hand me downs from an 'unni' (older sis) type friend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143192 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:30:37 +0000 lavender 143192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore my older sister's hand me downs, not the fun thing to do, but now I'll def be doing the same with my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143185 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:27:40 +0000 Rubies 143185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an older brother and wore all his hand-me-downs until I was in high school! HIGH SCHOOL! When I was a little girl, I used to look at our family photo albums and say to my mom, "Why is he wearing all my clothes?" Ah, to be naive again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143181 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:25:33 +0000 Mrs. Bee 143181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope since i was the oldest and we didn't have any family in the states! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143155 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:11:18 +0000 eeh 143155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore my sister's hand me downs until there was too much of a difference in size for that to happen. She was a really tall, skinny child and I was short and skinny (but not as skinny as her) so a lot of things stopped working. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143147 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:06:43 +0000 volksgirl64 143147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have 4 brothers and was the older girl cousin so not a lot of hand-me-downs for me, BUT my mom shopped garage sales and Goodwill a lot so we rarely got new clothes. We wore uniforms to school too so we didn't need a lot of extra clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143143 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:01:45 +0000 mediagirl 143143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My younger cousins wore my hand-me-downs. I feel bad for them now, they were 4 and 6 years younger than me and born in the early 80's. They got some really interesting clothing choices from us. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143137 Tue, 01 May 2012 07:57:33 +0000 PBandBaseball 143137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have an older sister but we didn't have a lot of money, so I wore clothes from my mom's friends &amp; goodwill. I didn't love it but you work with what you've got. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143135 Tue, 01 May 2012 07:54:09 +0000 heffalump 143135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Lol, when my brother was a baby he had to wear my female cousin's hand me downs. They actually started with her, then went to her two younger brothers, and then to my brother. So not only were they pink, they were gross by then. Makes me appreciate what we have! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143134 Tue, 01 May 2012 07:53:27 +0000 LAGS 143134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My only sibling is my older brother and I had all male cousins so I didn't get them often. If and when I did I LOVED looking through them all and picking out what I liked. It was fun because they came from some older daughter of a family friend who I likely idolized at the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143133 Tue, 01 May 2012 07:51:58 +0000 mrbee 143133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also had a sister and wore her hand-me-downs. It was a less ideal situation for me... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-wear-hand-me-downs-as-a-kid#post-143129 Tue, 01 May 2012 07:49:22 +0000 heffalump 143129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an older sister, so I got a lot of her hand me downs. I didn't mind it though, I looked up to her and wanted to be like her, so it was perfect for me! </p>