tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post6719326781140536386..comments2024-03-29T04:15:40.696-04:00Comments on parentwin: A Tramp Isn't Just What She Wearsparentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-74106977254051740142011-04-21T23:50:11.010-04:002011-04-21T23:50:11.010-04:00Thank you for writing this, defently going on my S...Thank you for writing this, defently going on my Sunday Surf list.<br />I too have struggled with the news surrounding this. I dress my kids conservatively and my teen knows, and respects, our mandate that we cover our "business parts". Thankfully my older children have all taken a clue from good ol' mom (that would be me hee hee) and dress pretty conservatively. That being said the story is more complex than a lot of people are willing to admit. Good post.One Rich Motherhttp://sashabreeze.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-10632765378580204682011-04-21T14:29:29.725-04:002011-04-21T14:29:29.725-04:00My kids can just hate me, as I hated my parents an...My kids can just hate me, as I hated my parents and my husband hated his, because I don't think that fashion trends need to be followed (and that society's expectations of that are ridiculous and expensive, especially since they change every 3 months), especially if that includes buying my hypothetical daughter sexualized outfits. In hindsight (and hindsight, for me, hit in high school) I was glad my parents wouldn't/couldn't afford to allow us to follow trends, because by then I realized that people who judged/picked on me because of my clothes weren't people I wanted to be friends with anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-81528776225078563852011-04-21T10:33:51.004-04:002011-04-21T10:33:51.004-04:00It really isn't that fashion is important to s...It really isn't that fashion is important to six-year-olds, but that fashion is important to their pubescent counterparts. Girls clothes usually run sizes 6-14. An older kid isn't going to wear "baby" fashions so they make the whole line geared to the oldest, and most fashion conscience kids. Simple economics is the reason first graders and middle schoolers have the same clothing choices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-79938049450787719952011-04-21T10:21:51.209-04:002011-04-21T10:21:51.209-04:00I would argue that there's a difference betwee...I would argue that there's a difference between jumping on the bandwagon and remaining socially acceptable to your peers at any given age. It's slight, but it's there. Conforming to a certain degree is how society is able to function as a whole, after all, and if you educate and talk to your kids about their decisions, at least they still feel a bit in control and perhaps begin to understand the complexity behind the platitude "if everyone jumps off a bridge, would you do it, too?" It's that understanding that will buck an unsavory trend the quickest...I think. IDK, though.parentwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-86873297495476235862011-04-21T10:13:22.937-04:002011-04-21T10:13:22.937-04:00"...I wouldn't have judged, blamed and sh..."...I wouldn't have judged, blamed and shamed thousands of parents and children in the meantime."<br /><br />Well, that takes all of the fun out of it. ;)<br /><br />Sexualization aside, I would rather teach my kids not to bow to society's pressure to jump on every trend and bandwagon.Virginia at My Spinning Plateshttp://www.myspinningplates.com/noreply@blogger.com