What's A Bear To Wear?

Sometimes what keeps a bear from going to church or to a holiday party is that they feel like they don't have anything appropriate to wear. I say that maybe they are too hard on themselves. For the ladies, I think that just a red sweater and some black pants work fine. Black shoes if you've got 'em, they don't have to be fancy. A long necklace flatters most anybody.  If you can talk the significant other into attending with you, most places are happy just to see him in a collared shirt. I like a man in flannel. Clean jeans and clean shoes. Boots would look good with the flannel. Same for the boy cubs. I always think a boy looks cute dressed up like his daddy. For your girl cub, I say dress her up for as long as she'll let you. Most of the Thrift Stores around here don't have a lot of kids' clothes, but I can usually find a dressy dress. Sometimes I can only find dresses that look Springtimey, but I can still keep baby girl warm by putting a long sleeve t-shirt under it and tights or leggings and socks. The one thrift store around here has a lot of shoes, but if I can't find shoes for my kids there, I go to the consignment shops. I've found that the clothes and other things at the consignment shops are overpriced, but their price for shoes is usually reasonable.  Any kind of Mary Jane style shoe with the strap would be good.  Don't worry about the whole rule of no white after Labor Day, that's old.  Just keep in mind, God doesn't care what you wear.  You dress up when you go to church to show that you think it's an important and sacred place.  And you dress up for a holiday party for the fun of it and to feel good about yourself.  You don't have to be perfect.  You just have to be you.