Matchy Matchy

The Right Way To Think (Moms X2)

"How do you get your teens to wear matching shirts?" One part truck stop bribery, one part adventure lacking structure of any kind and the promise of throwing all our norms out the window. 

Our response to Kid #2 is...kind of?!? One definition of a cult is a small group of people having beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister.  When we walk into a truck stop, all eyes on us.  While some may shy away from the attention, we are the proud cult of matchy matchy.  A blended family that embraces truckstop breakfast as normal, windows down playlist up (oops blew a speaker today), and the age old rule of youngest in the third row.

We know there are two camps on coordinated clothing.  Those that would sooner gnaw their own limbs off than wear matching t-shirts and those that clap at thought of being matchy mathcy for a good cause.  To the nay-sayers out there, we say it is ALL cool as long as you own it.  Wear it with pride and confidence, go all in and with no apologies. 

Let’s face it we live in a world where either you create and communicate your brand, or someone else will do it for you. Labels, brands, and logos build tribes, create communities and a sense of ownership.  The Operation Beach Gypsy brand represents friendship, freedom, adventure and the creation life long memories.  Our years with our kids at home are numbered. They will leave us and will not bring much with them as they exit our homes to chase their own dreams.  If a summer road trip and matching t-shirts helps us archive, hold on to and cherish experiences and tradition over “things”, then we say yay for branding and matching t-shirts.  

Thank you Uber Prints for helping us create memories and treasure experiences.

The Different Way To Think (Kids X4)

To wear matching outfits, you have to follow a simple set of rules.  Disobey these rules, and face the worse punishment of all... Looking lame.  To avoid looking lame, you have to follow these five rules:

1. Not too flashy!

2. Can't be over 50.

3. Has to be the perfect fit.

4. Make sure its a cool design!

5. Your group can't be too big, or too small.

These are the main rules of wearing matching outfits.

"It looks like we're all in a cult." -Kate Oxenham

We have different opinions on the idea of matching outfits.  Some of us think that its a easy way to recognize one another and not get lost. Others think it gives us a sense of family and something to keep and to remember the road trip by.   When we walk into a truck stop people look as us like weridos or like weird hippies.  In the end, the overall opinion of matching outfits leans towards positivity.  This what us kids think of matching outfits.