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Except that our courts and legal system have made a clear delineation between 14 yrs old and 18 YO. Why is any parent pushing "sexy" on their underage, minor 14 year old DD? My DD is 14. She is not past coming of age and is still a kid. She may be 4 years away from adulthood but 4 years is a long time in the life of a child. Why are you moms trying to make young girls "sexy" adults? It's this idea that I have an issue with. It's this mentality that has made child beauty pageants so big in this country. |
This entire thread is why as a woman I prefer men as friends. |
This is just not true. EVERYONE is judged on how they look, including adults and children. If you wear a polished suit and present yourself professionally, you are given more deference than a disheveled person who cannot muster a clean appearance. Boys, likewise, are judged whether they are fat or thin, wearing designer clothes or tattered rags, or presenting too urban. If a boy came into class with baggy pants showing his underwear, gold chains, skinhead, goth gear, or any other trend, society at large would make assumptions about their education, class, and background. I won't hire someone who cannot dress professional for in-person or zoom whether it be male or female. The idea that ONLY females are judged is such nonsense. It just so happens that females are the most likely of the two sexes to be dressed half naked, which makes this issue come up more often. I don't know any men who dress in short shorts, tank tops, or clothes with holes in it. No heels, makeup, plastic surgery lifts or implants. These trends are all female promoted by females. |
NYC. The middle schoolers will wear the sneakers with dresses. Not so much the older girls. I don’t get the appeal of that squeezing into that material must feel awful |
I won't hire someone who can't use adverbs. |
I used to do that. Buy around 11-12 dresses and my kid would select one. Return the meat. |
Rest … not meat!! |
Hate to break it to you but your DD has had sexual urges since she was a toddler. A 15 year old is brimming with sex hormones, as is a junior in high school. There is every natural inclination to explore the new grown up body especially in relation to attracting the other sex. I mean what do you think is the whole purpose of Homecoming? The people who place a value judgement on this are not the most attractive and try to besmirch "the competition". |
ROFL. The purpose of Homecoming is to welcome back alumni. If you welcomed them back with open legs, that's on you, but not everyone chose to welcome them back like that. |
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Nah, you can welcome back alumni during a daytime event. You don't need a date, a dress, music and a dark hall. Plus you'd be much more in your element during the daytime, in a hoodie hiding your flat chest. |
Interesting - saw quite a few sequins on friends' daughters in the Midwest this year but not locally in MoCo. |
Ha! I cannot image my teen asking for a $500 hoco dress! |
This is DCUM. The population is multi-cultural, educated and multinational. So, the typical trailer trash is not the norm here. That's all. No, not ALL girls used to dress like this back in the day. Not ALL girls dress like this even now. At least not in DMV. |