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Looking back, I'm glad my parents never allowed me to dress in a provokative manner...I'm grateful that I got to experience childhood as childhood and stayed "innocent" quite a bit longer than a lot of the other girls in my class. There's plenty of time to be an adult and dress however they want later in life...childhood should be cherished, not rushed.
Im not in favor of dress codes simply because girls are dressing too sexy for their age. Parents already push too much responsibility on teachers, hence our failing standards (but thats besides the point). Parents need to grow a pair and realize that their children are not always going to like them. Do people not remember hating their parents when they were young but realizing the merit of the decisions their parents made in their adult years? Are we (American society) forgetting that being a parent is a responsibility and not always fun?
Being a parent is not being a friend to your child but more of a mentor, two totally different concepts.
Dress codes are not JUST for girls. Codes are implemented for appropriate attire, not because some girls may be dressing too sexy for their age.
Yeah, I would never let my girls run around showing too much skin. Shorts/skirts are appropriate in length whether in school or not.
BUT, if the school has a dress code, they need to enforce it.
Hey, my aunt painted both my toe nails and fingernail sky blue until I was 5 years old. I loved it. I can remember being so upset when my dad told me I couldn't anymore because I was starting school. It has zero impact on my sexuality, just ask any of my 8 kids LOL. I still do them with clear polish and lately I've been thinkin, maybe blue again!!!! I don't know how the wife will like that though. But then again she has Rihanna red hair???
Are there any stores selling clothes for young women that are conservative, yet not too conservative? They don't have to dress in turtlenecks all year long.
Two, if your child has access to their own funds, they can buy what they want and change into it at school.
It's not the nail polish that sexualizes young girls.......it's the makeup, the short shorts, the skinny tops and the "grownup" hairdos. Think beauty pageants for 5 year old girls and how those contestants look.
Oh, come on! I live in a fairly conservative suburban city. Lots of Pubs here. There is no difference in the dress of the kid (see sanrene's comment below) insofar as the parents' political affiliation.
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Actually, when I was young, there was nothing better looking than a long haired girl in hip huggers listening to the Beatles.
And I bet she had on a spaghetti strap top and sandals. Foot fascination!
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Originally Posted by sanrene
Dress codes are not JUST for girls. Codes are implemented for appropriate attire, not because some girls may be dressing too sexy for their age.
Yeah, I would never let my girls run around showing too much skin. Shorts/skirts are appropriate in length whether in school or not.
BUT, if the school has a dress code, they need to enforce it.
Well, there'll probably be an earthquake in the US today; I agree with you. My daughters were taught to dress appropriately to go out in public, and the youngest, especially, was in school when it was hard to find jeans that weren't extremely low-cut. But guys' attire needs to be addressed, too.
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