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Today’s Topic: Last weekend I had to go out in our community to do some local reviews. I went to a local bakery, a farmer’s market and to Walmart. As I was out doing my review thing I really noticed how provocatively the young girls are dressing these days and about 1/2 of these young girls had parents with them! We saw one girl at the Farmer’s market who looked barely 15 wearing daisy duke shorts w/her thong sticking out and a sheer tank top w/bra hanging out. With it…freaking fur lined winter boots! Wow…I can’t believe her mother lets her dress like that as a young teenager! At Walmart we saw a young woman maybe 19 or 20 yrs of age wearing a mini skirt that didn’t even cover her butt! She had on 5″ heels and her “girls” were hanging out of her tank shirt. I could go on and on about this.
My thoughts: We did NOT let our daughter dress in this manner. She could wear what she wanted but her skin in the private areas had to be covered. I think it’s the parent’s responsibility to teach their young girls that there is a way to dress sexy but not provocatively. As parents we must teach our daughters to respect themselves and their bodies!!! I don’t like seeing bra straps, thong straps and skirts on girls (or women) where their butt is hanging out & not being covered. It is TRASHY in my opinion!!! Your thoughts?
We had a few giveaways close late last night so we do have winners to announce this morning. As always, we spend time every morning validating entries, trashing out the cheater entries and then randomly select a winner using random.org. We then double check that persons entry to make sure it’s legit and then finalize it.
Winner Dr. Levi Fitness DVD: xty cruz
Winner Purex Laundry Detergent: Joy Quinnan
Congratulations to both of our winners on this Tuesday morning. Have a great day!
I could speak volumes on this topic (and other related ones), but I don’t have enough time. What I will say is that it is so sad how morals and what used to be perceived as appropriate (and inappropriate) have gone downhill. Things are very different from when I was in high school…it’s really sad…and depressing to me.
I completely agree with you. Parents need t teach their girls how to dress appropriately or the girls will attract the wrong kind of attention. There are too many dangerous people around and you don;t want to be noticed by them. I think the girls would respect themselves more if they knew how to dress without looking like you are “asking for it”.
I completely agree- it’s scary that girls are let out of the house dressed the way they are. My hubby is a high school teacher and we’ve chaperoned a few proms…. I can’t even describe how inappropriate some of the dresses were. When I can see the top of a girl’s butt because the back of the dress dips so low, it’s time to rethink your daughter’s wardrobe! LOVE the above quote about trash and class.
It is a shame that parent’s are not stepping up to the plate and being responsible for educating their daughters to be classy. I am tired of seeing parents w/their daughters out in public when the daughters are dressed trashy & look like they are advertising S E X for sale. Most of the time the mothers are dressed & looking the same freaking way!!!
This has been a hot topic for me, too. If a mother/parent does not have respect for their own bodies, they will pass that down to their children. The young girls are just advertising what they have and sending messages of the wrong kind to young men and older ones, too. What is really sad to me is that it is now creeping into our church youth groups and even Sunday morning, too.
I stand unashamed in putting standards on our daughter. I heard a saying once that I have taught her: If you dress trashy, you will attract trash; If you dress classy, you will attract class…
Regina…I love that saying and it’s so true!!!
Congrats to the winners!
Don’t get me started on this topic… I’m 65 and think all people should wear clothes that cover what needs to be covered (baggy jeans that expose rear ends for example).
It is disturbing how girls think that dressing immodestly will get a boy’s attention. Truth be told, boys like girls that have class and dress modestly. They will have more respect for you. Modesty is HOT. This is a message that needs to be told to our young people!!!
Boy I could not agree with you more on this topic. I mean I wore some mini skirts back in the day but that was tame compared to what I see when I am at the store today. I was at the grocery store the other day and there was this woman in front of me with a young girl with her, she was probably only like ten years old, and she was wearing a dress that barely covered her crotch with bare legs. The was a creepy old man in line behind me too just starring at the young girl! It look all I had not to flip out and tell the woman to wake up and buy some leggings. The world is a very scary place these days and it seems like it’s just getting worse. Parents need to really get with the progam and make sure their children know the dangers out there and to make sure they are dressed age appropriately.