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sillygirl · 03-05-2007, 11:46 PM

There was a guy I dated in high school whose mom bought his 8 year old daughter a bikini so she would "Be motivated to do crunches". When she told him I was a keeper, the fact that "She's got a great body" was one of the reasons behind it. Some parents just... don't see what most of us do.

I had tons of Barbies as a kid. You know what they wore? Evening gowns, ballerina costumes, pedal pushers and tank tops... I didn't have the Barbie clothes that were super revealing- they were available, Mom didn't buy them.

No, no way in HELL would my child leave the house looking like a little hooker. No, my eight or ten year old will not be wearing thongs and/or high heels (unless the high heels are for some kind of performance-dance or something).

Am I going to freak like my parents did if a little bit of midriff shows? Also, no. I will also not "disallow" my kid from wearing something that expresses his/her personality, so long as the foul language, violence, whatever is not involved. Wear black, I don't care. I had goth friends in high school-coolest people I've met, and some of the best friends I had. No, I wasn't wearing the same clothes as them. I figure as long as it fits within the school's dress code, it's fair game (mostly).

03-05-2007, 11:46 PM	#26 (permalink)
sillygirl Newlywed Location: at home	There was a guy I dated in high school whose mom bought his 8 year old daughter a bikini so she would "Be motivated to do crunches". When she told him I was a keeper, the fact that "She's got a great body" was one of the reasons behind it. Some parents just... don't see what most of us do. I had tons of Barbies as a kid. You know what they wore? Evening gowns, ballerina costumes, pedal pushers and tank tops... I didn't have the Barbie clothes that were super revealing- they were available, Mom didn't buy them. No, no way in HELL would my child leave the house looking like a little hooker. No, my eight or ten year old will not be wearing thongs and/or high heels (unless the high heels are for some kind of performance-dance or something). Am I going to freak like my parents did if a little bit of midriff shows? Also, no. I will also not "disallow" my kid from wearing something that expresses his/her personality, so long as the foul language, violence, whatever is not involved. Wear black, I don't care. I had goth friends in high school-coolest people I've met, and some of the best friends I had. No, I wasn't wearing the same clothes as them. I figure as long as it fits within the school's dress code, it's fair game (mostly). __________________ Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly-Rose Franken ....absence makes me miss him more...