The great shirt debate: house rules for boys?

[Anonymous]

OP how exactly does it hurt you that you just roll with your husband on this one and they wear a shirt? I cant see outsourcing this not just going with your husband on this one. It hurts no one to wear shirts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So trashy. We don't drink from the milk carton or belch out loud either.

It may be trashy to go out in public in places where one should be properly dressed. But what is wrong or trashy with not wearing a shirt in the privacy of your own home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are grown now. When my boys lived at home they were certainly not allowed to walk around the house without shirts on. How tacky!

+1 million. No wonder Americans are such slobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shirts are required for everyone in my house. period.

We aren't rednecks, nor do we live in a trailer.

This.

[Anonymous]

My DS always dressed very nice. Would win Best Dressed in High School every year. He was very neat and well groomed and kept his bedroom clean and organized. He was the opposite of a slob and was no redneck.

But he also never wore a shirt around the house or anything but a pair of gym shorts. I never cared nor did his sister. He had the right to be comfortable in our home.

Some of you are beyond uptight and petty.

[Anonymous]

The first thing DS (14) does when he is in for the day is take his shirt off. It goes back on whenever he has to leave the house the next day. I can't think of one good reason why he needs to wear a shirt at home, if he doesn't want to

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm with your DH on this one. Shirts for everyone in main areas. If you want to be half dressed you can be in your room, you don't get a pass because you were born with a penis which btw OP is what you are teaching your daughters.

I don't really get what the problem is. In society, women don't go shirtless. If you'd like to fight the patriarchy, that's cool. But also it's ok to teach your girls that going topless is taboo.

[Anonymous]

We're still working on convincing the 3 year old she doesn't have to get totally naked every time she pees or poops

The 6 year old is clothed for fear I will capture him and hug him to keep warm. Maybe you can try "You look cold, get over here"

[Anonymous]

In the summer DS7 will often take off his shirt while he’s outside playing with friends or if he’s all sweaty after soccer or running around at the park. And sometimes he will come down to breakfast in just his underwear, but he doesn’t habitually hang around the house like that. That’s just his preference though, my only rules are that his butt needs to be covered outside his room and if he’s complains about being cold, I’m sending him upstairs to put on pants, hoodie, etc.

[Anonymous]

So as respect to ladies we had to wear a shirt during daytime after 9pm shirtless and undies were allowed at our room anytime

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Your kids are young but the teens are a different story. Penises are ugly and I’d rather not look at my son’s. Or a sweaty butt sitting in my silk chair. Nasty.

I mean I don't particularly want to see my children's genitals either, but saying "penises are ugly" is a pretty gross body-shaming attitude, and I feel bad for your son that he has such an uptight crone for a mother.

[Anonymous]

Why are these old posts coming up.

Just a thought, every time a cop beaks into a house looking for a criminal they drag out a shirtless guy.

[Anonymous]

Weird. I wonder where they picked this up? Anyway, in our house -shirts on at all times except bathing or swimming. Female or male.

[Anonymous]

We bought our kids good old fashion big oversized robes to be worn in the house.

But yea everyone must wear clothes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird. I wonder where they picked this up? Anyway, in our house -shirts on at all times except bathing or swimming. Female or male.

This makes no sense to me. Shirtless boys and girls in bikinis are fine around hundreds of people at the beach or pool, but when you’re at home with just family everyone needs to cover up?