New "term" for pre-teen girls I heard yesterday...

[disneyjunkie]

I think it depends on what's written on the shorts.

While walking in MK this month I saw a mom, dad, and daughter who looked to be about 15 or 16. She had a pair of these shorts with the words Kiss Me written on them.

 

[DSNY FN]

Sorry but society dictates you need to look good to be succesfull and to to garner a little attention for yourself is never a bad thing. If my daughter at 13 wants to wear thongs she has my and my wifes blessign to do so. If she wants to wear low rise jeans she can wera those to. I don't expect anyone to tell me how to dress and no one should expect anyone else to tell their kids how to dress. I remember being sent home from school for wearing a muscle shirt with a Labatts logo on it in highschool. Myself and alot of other students put together a petition and had the rule repealed and we got to wear them. Society is a fickle thing we all want to be good at what we do we all want to succeed and get ahead and we all want a little attention I really have no problem with any of the clothes the kids wear today.

 

[Jenn Lynn]

Originally posted by Jeafl
I took my 2nd grader shopping for a swimsuit last week and one of the stores we went to was Target. She grabbed a bunch to try on, and when I saw some of them I almost died. One in particular was a string bikini bottom that tied on the sides and the top had 2 little triangles. It looked absolutely ridiculous on an 8 yr. old! I was really surprised that Target carried those kind of swimsuits in that size range. It would have been cute on an older teenager, but definitely not my 8 year old.

They make those for Toddlers now to. It seems like there are hardly any 1 piece swimsuits for toddlers. Most are the 2 piece. At Old Navy most are halter style! I refuse to buy her a 2 piece and DH would kill me if I did. I like to buy DD several swimsuits for the summer because we swim several times a week. So far I have found 2.

 

[BHFan25]

I think if the parents aren't living through their child by letting them wear these types of outfits, then they are afraid to say "no, you can't wear it." Some one said something about being "friends" with their kids. I agree. It happens too often. And in a divorce situation, what's mom going to do if she says no and DD "hates" her for being so "mean and unreasonable" and then wants to go live with dad because (maybe) he'll let her wear it--if only because mom will not (or visa versa). Parents don't act like parents these days and the clothing kids wear shows that. Kids rule the pocketbooks and get whatever they want at whatever price --as long as they "fit in". I find it pretty disgusting.

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by Briar Rose 7457
just remember, though, it's not what a teenager puts on her body that gets her pregnant -- it's what she takes off.

and the less she puts on in the first place, the quicker it can come off..

 

[Jenn Lynn]

Originally posted by MICKEY88
and the less she puts on in the first place, the quicker it can come off..

I don't think that it is going to take any longer to take off low riders and a thong than regular jeans and granny panties.

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by Jenn Lynn
I don't think that it is going to take any longer to take off low riders and a thong than regular jeans and granny panties.

you have that backwards I said the less clothes would come off quicker...not take longer...

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by gymnasticsmom68
I agree with you completely, my boys do not, and will not, dress like that. I can't stand seeing those pants hanging down under their butts, what kind of fashion is that?

I told my 14 year old that if I ever caught him dressed like that I'd pull his boxers so far towards his shoulders that he'd never want to dress that way again...

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

Signing on to join the "glad I only have (a) son(s)" crowd. Suddenly rips in the jeans and sweaty t-shirts don't seem so bad after reading this .

I'd be horrible at being a mom to a girl because I love the look of jumpers and maryjanes!

Okay--to lighten things up a bit--a story. When DS was about 5 he decided he wanted to wear his (elastic waist) shorts well below his waist and let his underwear show for all the world to see. Funny thing was, all of his underpants had prints of various zoo animals on them ! We still get a chuckle to this day about him going around with his giraffes and zebras showing! Thankfully, he does not want to wear his trousers low like that at this stage in his life.

 

[Briar Rose 7457]

Originally posted by Jenn Lynn
I don't think that it is going to take any longer to take off low riders and a thong than regular jeans and granny panties.

exactly.

 

[Jenn Lynn]

Originally posted by MICKEY88
you have that backwards I said the less clothes would come off quicker...not take longer...

That's what I meant. LOL! It made sense in my head!

OK I should have said it won't be any QUICKER to take off lowriders and thongs than regular jeans and granny panties.

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by cruisnfamily
I firmly believe the dads out there could have a very big impact if they would pay attention to what their daughters are wearing. A few weeks ago DD was dressed for school in clothing that meets our dress code(shorts past her thumbs, tank top at least 3 fingers wide, socks and sneakers) and dad made her go change after much argument. He told her he didn't care if it met the school dress code, it didn't meet his dress code and she wasn't wearing it to school. That one incident has changed some of her thoughts on what she wears....Dads have more power than they know.

I like the way Dad thinks...

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by Jenn Lynn
That's what I meant. LOL! It made sense in my head!

OK I should have said it won't be any QUICKER to take off lowriders and thongs than regular jeans and granny panties.

I still disagree,,,,,p the lowridrs are already down over the hip, so they'd come off much faster than a pair of high tight jeans

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by disneychrista
If it takes a thong for my DD to feel comfortable in a pair of pants then by all means I am going to buy them for her. At 32 I could care less about my panty lines but my 13 yo is very conscience about it.

It is not like she is "showing off" her BUTT or anything. She wears very appropriate clothing, no super low rise pants, no belly shirts. She is simply making her self confortable in her clothes.

do a search for thong and health issues...you might change your mind..

 

[skiwee1]

Originally posted by disneychrista
Why are 12 YO's are suppose to have Visable Panty Lines?

Now a 12 YO in a thong swimming suit, I can agree is beyond any borders.

LMAO! Do you really think 12 y/os should be concerned about panty lines? Are you serious? What kind of destructive self image are you teaching your daughter?

 

[MosMom]

When I was 12 I was still playing with Barbies with my girlfriends. I didn't even know what a panty line was. Times sure have changed.

 

[skiwee1]

Originally posted by phorsenuf
That's what I am saying, its too bad that girls these days (and I am not singling out your daughter) are so consious about how they look. Now, I'm not saying they shouldn't care, one should have some pride in their appearence, but If one has to wear certain underwear to be comfortable with how they look to others or how they percieve they look to others, then I still think that society is pushing that appearence and image is everything.

I think too that wearing a thong is more noticeable. I've seen lots of girls with thong panty lines and it looks a whole lot worse than good old granny panty lines!

ITA. You CAN see when anyone wears a thong. Either there is no panty lines which means they are in a thong or just not wearing any undies. Do parents really want the boys at school taking bets on which one that is? I can't tell you how many times I am in the mall and see these smart alec little punks with the thongs sticking out from their jeans. They and their parents need their heads knocked together.

 

[skiwee1]

Originally posted by DSNY FN
Sorry but society dictates you need to look good to be succesfull and to to garner a little attention for yourself is never a bad thing. If my daughter at 13 wants to wear thongs she has my and my wifes blessign to do so. If she wants to wear low rise jeans she can wera those to. I don't expect anyone to tell me how to dress and no one should expect anyone else to tell their kids how to dress. I remember being sent home from school for wearing a muscle shirt with a Labatts logo on it in highschool. Myself and alot of other students put together a petition and had the rule repealed and we got to wear them. Society is a fickle thing we all want to be good at what we do we all want to succeed and get ahead and we all want a little attention I really have no problem with any of the clothes the kids wear today.

I can only hope most fathers do not want the kind of attention for their daughters that you do. You should be ashamed to use your daughters looks or sexuality to get ahead in life. Unbelievable! You are talking about a 13 year old girl for God's sake!

 

[skiwee1]

Originally posted by Jenn Lynn
I don't think that it is going to take any longer to take off low riders and a thong than regular jeans and granny panties.

You are right but there are two types of girls that wear this trash at such a young age. Those that put out and those called ***** teases. Gee, what one would you, as in general, want for your little girl?

 

[DSNY FN]

My daughter is only 7 and we take her shopping and she picks out her clothes. I pick out my clothes and my wife picks out her clothes. As for getting jobs in the world today itr isn't about what you know it is about who you know and in alot of cases how good you look. Can you point out many sales floors that have unatractive looking sales people I can't I just took a job working for a bank here in London well I will be once my knee is better and I have my operation. Do I know how to do the job yes did I feel I was as qualified as the next person no but you know what I have an in my BIL works there and that is how I got in some people may not like it or agree but it really is how things go on in the world. So dress how you want and say what you want it is after all our right to. as for my daughter she has alot of flared pants and some low rise pants and some belly shirts etc so what she likes them and no one around here cares what others think or say it is accepted at school and in society it will never change or go away no matter what we do or say about it it hasn't stopped now and never will. Oh and just because a girl dresses that way doesn't mean she puts out I know alot of women and girls because of my daughters friends that come over that are the sweetes people and kids don't judge a book by it's cover. And don't judge kids by how they dress I am sure we all dressed a lttle wild when we were younger contrary to what the older generation thought was acceptable this is no different.