# Doonas of Doom

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/family/kids/doonas-of-doom/
- Published: 2013-07-13T05:38:54+10:00
- Author: Kate Carlile

When my eldest son first moved from a cot to his own bed, I lovingly bought him 
an Elmo Doona Cover.� He was too young to choose it himself but Elmo was age appropriate,
matched the d�cor in his room and was on sale for half price.� Unfortunately when
son #2 moved into his big boy bed twelve months later, he wanted an Elmo doona cover
to match his big brother’s and there were none to be found.� So Elmo had to be ditched
and we went shopping!

Apparently it is no longer acceptable to adorn one’s bed with a simple planes or
trains motif. Gone also are the days of a simple floral pattern for the girls and
some stripes in a geometrical design for boys. These days, your doona is your child’s
feature wall, a definition of their juvenile design status, and if you are organised
enough to make the bed every day,is usually the first and lasting impression as 
you brave said child’s bedroom. So yes, it needs to be “in”!

It’s not so much that I am so engulfed by consumerism to shower my children in the
latest character’s merchandise, but I will admit that it provides fantastic purchasing
options for family members at birthdays and Christmas.� Roughly a week or two before,
the obligatory phone call/email/text message is made to enquire as to the latest
fad and all of a sudden Buzz Lightyear, Ninja Turtles or another over-commercialised
boyrelated television icon has thrown up all over my sons bedrooms.

But I do face a problem; one that I hope will not follow them into adolescence, 
in that I have two sons. Two matching doona covers, pillows, dressing gowns, shoes,
t-shirts, posters, costumes and toys, because heaven forbid one displays an inkling
of individualism and chooses to idolise Spiderman when the other has chosen Batman.
I know I should be relishing in the sweet nature of each brother wanting to be like
the other, but I can’t help but curse the Disney/Pixar/Marvel comic Gods when yet
another character is created and it is ever-so-subtly suggested that maybe it is
time for a change in bedroom d�cor.

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literally fall apart without her. Her dream is to colour the world purple whilst
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## Comments

### By: sylvia

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/family/kids/doonas-of-doom/#comment-62855
- Published: 2013-07-13T09:36:38+10:00

this is why we went to comforters. less washing and there’re more elmo free designs.
my boys have a blue camo like pattern on their comforters. loving the elmo free!