Mum routed through the frocks and skirts before she found what she was looking for.

“This is a playsuit,” she said as she removed an item and showed it to us.

“I’m not playing out in that!” I insisted.

Mum pointed out that it is in fact a pair of shorts and a top all-in-one,

“…so nobody will see your knickers if you play on the climbing frame.”

“But… they’ll still laugh at me.”

“You don’t know that.” Mother replied.

“They might say you look nice.”

“No, they won’t.”

“Are you playing out too Peter?”

“Not if I have to dress like a girl,” he replied.

“Me neither,” I stated.

“Are you sure?” mum asked.

“I thought you wanted to play out w