30% of Girls' Clothing Is Sexualized in Major Sales Trend

[seabeyond]

12. we fundamentally disagree on this.

i have heard moms that allow their girls to dress as street walkers say.... they cannot do anything about it. that is bullshit. two teens here. a parent, if has respect in a home, trust, a foundation, .... damn well can set boundaries. it is our job as a parent. we owe it to our kids. it might actually be work, but tough shit, we signed up for that. the kids need a boundary. they push. our job to set it. or we are setting them up in later life.

it allows them to see that they have the choice how others perceive. and if i see a parent without boundaries in dress i figure it is in other areas. i do not want my kid hanging out with a kid that cannot draw a line.

i do not want my sons to value the girl that thinks using her sexuality is a choice in life. too many grown women use sex to control and manipulate and girls should be taught this is not the answer in life, to equality and respect. that is what this is teaching girls.

and i do believe there is a time and place for sexy dress. it is not in everyday life.

for all of us, how we dress represents who we are. kids need to learn this.

my niece ranting that a business says no nose ring. suck it up, be responsible, and take the damn ring out of your nose. their business, their rules, you need to eat and pay your bills.

this is not only in sexy dress. it goes so much more beyond that.

that is why people feel "less competent, less intelligent, less moral and less self-respecting. ". it plays out enough to be a truth. not always. but enough.

i am on my kids ass now, cause we have all gotten into the habit of saying ya.... instead of yes. it sounds horrible in a more professional environment. it is sloppy, unprofessional and sounds illiterate and uncaring. i am beating it out of my kids and watching myself. when in professional environments or others where it is inappropriate i do automatically use yes. but i noticed my oldest was using ya.

it matters.

for us, anyway.