Cheryl – I believe you were talking to me and not Daisy. I’m not saying it’s wrong to wear a dress or skirt everyday but show me someone that wears silk dresses, short sleeve dresses and dresses without anything else with them all year long …..
Put a sweater or jacket on her over her dress while outside. Put a long sleeve dress on her. Put a turtleneck shirt on underneath her shortsleeve silk dress. Put on a pair of tights or leggings with her dress. Something besides just a short sleeve silk dress with nothing else but shoes. That’s all I was trying to say.
In all honesty I think she does have on leggings here but I still believe that she needs something else on her arms; maybe it truly is my motherly instincts – as someone else said IDK …. I just know I don’t like seeing pictures of children or children in person without shoes, something on their legs, something on their arms and in all honesty a hat – but I know that a lot of children just pull them right off – on during the winter months when it’s so cold outside. And yes this is a valid concern over any childs well being and not something just to knit pick over. If you go back and look over all my post on Suri I have never mentioned anything negative Except for the clothing issue here recently.

CelebBabyLover – I also don’t like long sleeves but I still think a child should have something on their arms when outside. I’m in GA (as Stated before) and right now it’s 26 degrees out. Today’s high was only 44. New York has got to be colder than here (since there farther north obviously). It’s been bitter cold outside lately and from the looks of the picture the wind was also blowing (look at Tom and Suri’s hair – looks to be slightly blowing)and with the wind blowing it’s sometimes feel colder than actual temperatures.
Also someone else said that Tom doesn’t have a coat on in this picture – yes that is correct but he has on a long sleeve shirt with a undershirt (or some type of shirt) underneath, look around the neck line. He has on layers. Whereas Suri only has on a silk short sleeve dress (with Leggings, socks and shoes).

DiamondGirl – that’s also how I have always heard it pronounced. Like Curry but with a S ….. Surry but spelt Suri.

I don’t have a problem with Tom and Katie still carrying Suri. What’s so wrong with that? She’s still only 2, she’s not 12. Carry her and love her as long as she will permit.

I also agree that Suri is such a cutie! I love seeing this little girl.

DiamondGirl- That’s the way I’ve heard them pronunce Suri’s name as well. I’ve never heard it pronuced as Sue-ree.

Suri is moving from the house to the car and it does not even take a minute. If she hates coats, why battle with her for something like that? For strong minded children, you may spend all your life fighting them. You have to pick your battles.

MommyX2- Guess what? I NEVER wear long sleeves. Even in the winter, I wear short sleeves and I’m fine as long as I wear a coat when I go outside. I am very “warm-blooded”, so I tend to overheat quickly if I wear long-sleeves.

So I disagree that people (kids and adults alike) HAVE to wear long sleeves in the winter!

I’ve always heard Katie and/or Tom pronounce “Suri” to rhyme with “curry”.

Ash, why would you leave the doors open? I get in, close the door, and then take off their coats. Either way, even if you would leave the doors open, how would it be warmer to have a blanket loosely draped around the child? You still have to remove the blanket to strap them in. At any rate, I would certainly have my kids in sweaters or warm long sleeves wrapped in a blanket. But short sleeves in the winter? No way. I don’t understand how any parent would think that was appropriate in December. I just don’t understand it.

Phoebe,
I definitely see where you’re coming from and certainly believe we’ve both raised valid points. I apologize if my sarcasm offended you; it wasn’t my intent for it to apply sweepingly to parents voicing concerns. Those of us who have children and have the best interests of those children at heart would, I’m sure, feel the same as you with regard to wanting someone to be forthcoming with that concern when they see the wellbeing of our child at risk. I have a daughter not much older than Suri and I’ve had more than my share of conversations (and in some cases, debates) over decisions I’ve made for her. At the end of the day, I have to remind myself that it’s better to have too much love (and concern) than not enough; as we’ve seen can sometimes have tragic consequences.

Yes, MommyX2 I am serious. I think it makes more sense to wrap my child in a blanket (such as in this picture) for the 1 minute tops it takes to get them to the car as opposed to putting them in a coat and then standing at the car with the door open letting cold air in while I take the coat back off. If we plan to be outdoors for an extended period they do have their coat on.

Morgan, again, I see where you’re coming from, but I still find it dangerous to restrict any conversation about abuse, given how important the subject is. I don’t think anyone here seriously believes Suri is in any danger. I’ve looked at photos of her in the past and thought that perhaps she should be in a coat, but that’s as far as it went and I think that’s the case for most people. It’s pretty wild to suggest anything else. Now, I think people should have the right to say that they disagree with the certain things that are being said about Suri and the parenting she is recieving, not only because I don’t believe her clothing can amount to a child welfare issue, but also because you have to ask how much can you really tell from a photo anyway? And I am sorry if you took offence from anything I said, but I drew reference to your comment about so-called ‘righteous indignation’ because I felt a bit of sarcasm from that and I just didn’t feel that it helped. Again, sorry if this isn’t what you meant, but I think we’ve both made some reasonable points here, and if you consider what we’re both saying, there are a number of points we actually do agree on.

That said, the point I was and am trying to make is that while I think people need to keep it in perspective with Suri, to talk about child welfare in general is a good thing. And Manon’s original post was not suggesting anything bad about Suri at all, she was just pointing out (from what I gather) that to assume that all parents know what is best for their child is completely incorrect, not to mention potentially dangerous. Just to add to that point, as I have been writing this in London, I have watched a Panorama documentary on the disappearance of Shannon Matthews (wiki it for the details if you have a minute). Parents do not always know best, that case and Baby P tell you everything you need to know on that subject.

Like I said, I believe that Tom and Katie are great parents, and as I’ve (shamefully lol) admitted before, I spent my teenage years being educated by Dawson’s Creek, and still cry when I watch Jerry Maguire because I love it so much, and I don’t think it’s right to suggest that there is any evidence Suri is mistreated or neglected or any other rubbish like that. I just see that the more welfare issues that are raised, in whatever context, the better it is for our children. I would like to think that if I lost my way with my daughter (as painful as that is to even think about), someone would have the courage to call me out on it. I love Suri, I think she’s just precious, and I wouldn’t like my post to be taken as anything against her, or her mum and dad, but some of the things written here that are triggered by discussions about Suri do raise valid issues outside of her own personal world.

Bottom line here is that discussions MUST be encouraged. Clearly, no one here has any grounds to say there is a care issue in the Holmes/Cruise family, but as long as CBB-ers keep that in mind, I think the more that people feel able to voice their views on this subject, the better.

What an adorable picture!