Funny headline about women's dressing room incident

[MerMom60_94]

Take your daughters shopping yourself. I'm having a tough time believing that there are men in the world who take their 7 and 9 DDs clothes shopping. Even getting past that, does he actually believe he should be allowed in a woman's fitting room?

Actually, I can think of situations where a father might have to take his daughter shopping. I have a neighbor on the next street who was widowed when his DD was only six. I have to believe, through the years, he might have been in a position where he would have to take her clothes shopping. Also, when my DD was around that age (possibly older) I can remember having to send my DH with her to buy a black skirt to wear in a concert because he had time and I did not. That being said, when DH used to take DD shopping when she was younger he would wait outside the dressing room and she would come to the entryway of the dressing room area and model her clothes for him. He never went inside the dressing room with her.

 

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I also don't use the ignore feature. Like you, there are times when I'll completely disagree with someone. But other times, I'll find myself agreeing with the same person about another topic.

Indeed it wouldn't make sense to use the Ignore feature because of disagreement; it would be pretty boring if everyone knew and thought the same things. I think it only makes sense to use Ignore in case of offense (and generally folks don't personally attack people who they're agreeing with). YMMV.

Take your daughters shopping yourself.

I feel that's unfair, to the wife, to the ex-husband, and to the children.

 

[JerseyJanice]

Actually, I can think of situations where a father might have to take his daughter shopping. I have a neighbor on the next street who was widowed when his DD was only six. I have to believe, through the years, he might have been in a position where he would have to take her clothes shopping. Also, when my DD was around that age (possibly older) I can remember having to send my DH with her to buy a black skirt to wear in a concert because he had time and I did not. That being said, when DH used to take DD shopping when she was younger he would wait outside the dressing room and she would come to the entryway of the dressing room area and model her clothes for him. He never went inside the dressing room with her.

Since the poster who stated this is the mother, then this can not be the case.

My husband never goes clothes shopping. Ever. Not even for himself. I am absolutely certain that if we had a daughter and I were unable to shop for her, he'd get his mother or sister to do it.

 

[JerseyJanice]

I feel that's unfair, to the wife, to the ex-husband, and to the children.

I feel the only people being treated unfairly in this instance are the other woman and girls in the dressing room.

I have yet to encounter a male in any fitting room, but I can promise you that if I ever do, I will be complaining like heck to the store manager after I slap the guy across the face. There is absolutely no reason for any grown man to be inside a woman's fitting room unless he's a perv.

 

[mickeylove2]

Just curious - does your ex also accompany his daughters into the women's restroom?

No, why would he, they can go to the restroom by themselves...but when it comes to clothes shopping (which is what this thread is about), my 9 year old would walk out in booty shorts and a tank top to wear to school because she wears them for dance. So 1 of us has to approve her clothing beforehand. Her skirts and shorts have to be a certain length or we will not let her wear them, and with her sizing we cannot just pick up a skirt and say ok it'll be alright.

And to answer some other posts- why shouldn't he take them shopping? I provide for them 24/7 and he has them 4 days a month~he is required to provide a wardrobe for them while they are in his care. If he handed me his credit card to take them shopping, he would regret it...I shop in completely different stores than he does. Plus, I work FT and have a lot going on in my life, he does not work at the moment so he has more free time to take them shopping.

In my original post, I distinctly said fitting room area, not fitting room, why shouldn't he be able to sit in a chair in a hallway waiting for them to come out and model their clothes???? I'm picturing my local Kohl's where the fitting room area is right in the center of the store, an open doorway into a hall with rooms lined up 1 side and chairs lined up the other- plainly there for others to sit in and wait- and mirrors at the end of the hall. How much do you really think he is going to see of someone in a room with a closed door changing clothes? Not much. Then at my local Walmart, in the clothing section at a kiosk, 4 rooms with closing doors and no waiting area, you want to model, you show everyone that's in the vicinity. Like I said, you would see more at the pool or beach.

 

[wvjules]

I feel the only people being treated unfairly in this instance are the other woman and girls in the dressing room.

I have yet to encounter a male in any fitting room, but I can promise you that if I ever do, I will be complaining like heck to the store manager after I slap the guy across the face. There is absolutely no reason for any grown man to be inside a woman's fitting room unless he's a perv.

I believe that is considered assault.

 

[MerMom60_94]

Since the poster who stated this is the mother, then this can not be the case.

My husband never goes clothes shopping. Ever. Not even for himself. I am absolutely certain that if we had a daughter and I were unable to shop for her, he'd get his mother or sister to do it.

Funny, if I were the mother or sister I would tell your husband to bring her himself! I, like your husband, hate shopping. It's bad enough when I have to bring my own DD. I certainly wouldn't look to bring anyone elses. Who knows, in the case of the poster whose ex takes their DD shopping. It may be that he has the DDs on the weekends and that is what the daughters are into and so the poor guy can't just drop them at the mall and run and is forced to go along. Or it may be that he is spending the money so he wants a say in what the girls wear. Who really knows. I actually saw a father back to school shopping with his young teen daughter back in the fall. I remember this because there were a few chairs in the entry to the dressing room area and I was sitting in one and he was sitting in one and his daughter was coming out by us to show him the outfits she was trying on. I thought it was kind of sweet. Still, to the point of the thread, he never felt the need to step into the actual dressing room.

 

[mickeylove2]

Since the poster who stated this is the mother, then this can not be the case.

My husband never goes clothes shopping. Ever. Not even for himself. I am absolutely certain that if we had a daughter and I were unable to shop for her, he'd get his mother or sister to do it.

Well since my ex's mother is in a nursing home in another state and his only sister is in a different state as well, do you want to do his clothes shopping for him? He is a big boy and can handle things himself. I can't beleive that your husband can't shop for himself, that baffles my mind.

 

[mickeylove2]

Funny, if I were the mother or sister I would tell your husband to bring her himself! I, like your husband, hate shopping. It's bad enough when I have to bring my own DD. I certainly wouldn't look to bring anyone elses. Who knows, in the case of the poster whose ex takes their DD shopping. It may be that he has the DDs on the weekends and that is what the daughters are into and so the poor guy can't just drop them at the mall and run and is forced to go along. Or it may be that he is spending the money so he wants a say in what the girls wear. Who really knows. I actually saw a father back to school shopping with his young teen daughter back in the fall. I remember this because there were a few chairs in the entry to the dressing room area and I was sitting in one and he was sitting in one and his daughter was coming out by us to show him the outfits she was trying on. I thought it was kind of sweet. Still, to the point of the thread, he never felt the need to step into the actual dressing room.

My DDs love to shop, as do I! Let him spend his money on them, why not. And yes, he does have a say. Just like the guy in your post, he waits and looks at what they are trying on before he buys it. Why is that so hard for people to comprehend? There's nothing strange or odd about that.

 

[MerMom60_94]

My DDs love to shop, as do I! Let him spend his money on them, why not. And yes, he does have a say. Just like the guy in your post, he waits and looks at what they are trying on before he buys it. Why is that so hard for people to comprehend? There's nothing strange or odd about that.

Ummmmm, I am trying to defend your post that he shops with your daughters. Why are you getting huffy with me?

 

[LisaNJ25]

No, he shouldn't.He should take them shopping with another female that can go in with them or allow them to go in together. At 7 & 9 that shouldn't be a problem with him right outside. I also like the suggestion of making the purchase, taking it home and trying it on.

How would you feel if your were in the womens changing room with your daughters and a man walked in while your kids were in there?

He just does not belong in a ladies changing room.

 

[mickeylove2]

I believe that is considered assault.

Well, it's a good thing the other poster won't be shopping in the same stores as my ex. As a former military police officer, he would be the 1st to make sure she were prosecuted for each and every crime that was committed! lol I see at least assault and battery.

 

[mickeylove2]

Ummmmm, I am trying to defend your post that he shops with your daughters. Why are you getting huffy with me?

Sorry, I was agreeing with you based on your post.

 

[MerMom60_94]

Sorry, I was agreeing with you based on your post.

Oh, sorry. I misunderstood the tone. It is pretty amazing that there are posters who don't understand why there might ever be a need for a father to take their daughter's shopping. It sounds, however, like your ex waits at the entry to the dressing room and I think that is different than him actually going into the dressing room area.

 

[JerseyJanice]

why shouldn't he take them shopping?

Because he doesn't belong in the fitting room with them.

 

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A father of a 7 year old girl does belong in the fitting room area with his daughter when he takes her shopping.

 

[mickeylove2]

Because he doesn't belong in the fitting room with them.

If you read my original post, I never said he goes into the fitting room with them, he goes into the fitting room area and waits for them to show him their clothes. How hard is that to comprehend?

 

[mickeylove2]

Oh, sorry. I misunderstood the tone. It is pretty amazing that there are posters who don't understand why there might ever be a need for a father to take their daughter's shopping. It sounds, however, like your ex waits at the entry to the dressing room and I think that is different than him actually going into the dressing room area.

Yeah, I type exactly like I talk and sometimes you don't get the same tone that's implied lol! I agree with you though, and I'm amazed too. I don't get it.

 

[mickeylove2]

A father of a 7 year old girl does belong in the fitting room area with his daughter when he takes her shopping.

What would be the point of a 7 year old trying clothes on if there was no adult to approve the outfit? Would you expect him to wait in appliances and have the girl wander through the store to show him??? That's what the fitting room area is for, that's why there are chairs sitting there-or are they just there to take up space?

 

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Indeed, absolutely.