Thrifting With My Daughter Is About So Much More Than the Clothes

I’m not the mom who dreamed of having a little girl who would be a “mini me.” If I’m being honest, I was scared out of my wits to have a girl. When my daughter, Liv, was put in my arms 16 years ago, when they said ‘it’s a girl!’ I wasn’t thinking about wearing matching mommy-and-me dresses and PJ sets — I was just afraid of doing everything wrong.

When it comes to mother-daughter style, I did NOT have a playbook. My mom was very much a 70s hippie who was not into fashion at all. But my grandma, Seena, took me thrifting ever since I was a little girl, and it sparked a lifelong love that I’ve passed on to my girl.