How do I tell DS his shorts are too short?

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Anonymous wrote:How do I bring this up without embarrassing him or making him think I am judging his fashion.

I mean...you are judging his fashion. So maybe the solution is to be less judgmental. Hope this helps

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My kid was a swimmer with a perpetual jammer tan, so shorts were not our issue. Pants were a problem tho! We had to be very clear that even though you could put the pants on and zip them, it did not mean they fit you well.

What's a "jammer tan"? Asking because my son (9 y/o) is going to start competitive swimming this summer and I've never heard of it. Scared of another thing to worry about. lol!

Jammers are the long-fitted swim shorts boys wear. Assume they get a tan line on the lower thigh or near the knee.

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I’d just say “your shorts look ridiculously short”

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I can see your balls should handle it. He’ll never wear them against.

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Anonymous wrote:I can see your balls should handle it. He’ll never wear them against.

That would make your son so horribly self-conscious as to be genuinely cruel. Why are you thinking about some kid's balls, anyway?

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Anonymous wrote:Family rule - No butt cheeks at school.

OP here. They're not so short that they expose his butt cheeks lol. Quite frankly it's the frontal area that's more of a concern for me modesty-wise if you get my drift.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm direct with my 15 year old. His boxers show when he sits down because the shorts are too short.

He pushed back but then realized he has been wearing Youth XL shorts not Adult XL shorts. He actually needs a men's medium. He doesn't always realize that he is still growing and needs to increase the size from time to time.

Sorry when you say his boxers show do you mean the waistband? Because I think that's some kind of a trend. Or the legs or something? Idk it doesn't matter, the somatic just confused me lol.

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You just tell him. I’ve said “those are now at-home shorts. They are too short for school.”

That said…boys are wearing shorter shorts than they used to. It IS the style now - he’s not being obtuse or just not realizing they are short. You should see the amount of leg my 6’5” kid shows in his 5 inch inseam. My mom almost had a heart attack.

Last year I accidentally ordered him girls shorts from the school spirit store - oh my. Now THOSE were short.

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You say that his shorts are too short for reasons that aren’t just fashion, so tell him whatever those reasons are. It sounds like it is just fashion, but if it isn’t tell him the detail on what is wrong so he knows for the future.

Is it that his underwear shows?

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Anonymous wrote:Family rule - No butt cheeks at school.

OP here. They're not so short that they expose his butt cheeks lol. Quite frankly it's the frontal area that's more of a concern for me modesty-wise if you get my drift.

This is the style. Maybe he's proud of his package.

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Anonymous wrote:You just tell him. I’ve said “those are now at-home shorts. They are too short for school.”

That said…boys are wearing shorter shorts than they used to. It IS the style now - he’s not being obtuse or just not realizing they are short. You should see the amount of leg my 6’5” kid shows in his 5 inch inseam. My mom almost had a heart attack.

Last year I accidentally ordered him girls shorts from the school spirit store - oh my. Now THOSE were short.

You should have seen John McEnroe’s and Magic Johnson’s shorts in the ‘80’s!

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t let Nancy Mace get near him!

Who's that?

Be thankful you don’t know.

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Sir, no one wants to see your ballsack hanging out.

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Anonymous wrote:We had to be very clear that even though you could put the pants on and zip them, it did not mean they fit you well.

Isn't that kind of the definition of pants fitting well

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Short shorts are in, but I also don’t really have a problem with saying hey, the shorts might be too short.