How do I tell DS his shorts are too short?

[Anonymous]

It’s the style. They look too short and we can see their underwear hanging out the bottom. It’s not a good look but we are old adults. It’s a drastic change to years ago when the pants were sagging and the boxers and underwear were visible up on top. Also not a good look. Let them be, this will also pass. -teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Teacher here. A lot of the boys have on boxer briefs that stick out when they sit down because their shorts are so short. I wish we had some sort of dress code but we don’t. They don’t seem to care about this at all from a modesty point of view. It’s common in school in the high school.

[Anonymous]

Our oldest ds is 6' tall. Our oldest dd is 5'-4". They are both in college but had come home for a break. I found a pair of tan shorts and honestly assumed they belonged to dd because they were really short. Nope, they belonged to ds. I was joking with him about how short they were and he sent me a picture of Tom Selleck from Magnum PI. (My favorite heartthrob from my teen days) omg they were the same shorts!!

[Anonymous]

Short shorts for dudes are in. But just like we tell girls, you can also tell your son if its immodest. "Those shorts are too short, you need to buy the longer pair".

[Anonymous]

The 80s are back!

I’d tell my son his shorts look like the ones his Grandpa wore when I was a kid.

[Anonymous]

How is this a question? “Your shorts are too short”. You couldn’t formulate that sentence on your own?

[Anonymous]

I’m fine telling my kid that something is too short. But I don’t really get the pearl clutching over the boxers being longer than the shorts. Boxers are essentially shorts and they are covering more of the leg. And the short shirts cover the open fly of the boxers and keep anyone from seeing genetalia. So this doesn’t seem weird to me. But, I also have no issue with spaghetti straps where my kids bra strap shows. There isn’t anything remotely sexual about any of this to me.

[Anonymous]

I have two sons 6" tall.

They like their shorts 5" or 7" max. Never 9".

If I thought they look inappropriate I'd have no problem letting them know.

also, My husband wears his 7" inseam or shorter if he's doing a sport. Same for the boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

OP here and um...this isn't me. I suppose one downside of DCUM's anonymous format is that impersonating people is easy. I don't know someone was pretending to be me, or why they were commenting on my son's "frontal area" (although that is admittedly the region that makes the shortness of these shorts a concern for me..lol!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Teacher here. A lot of the boys have on boxer briefs that stick out when they sit down because their shorts are so short. I wish we had some sort of dress code but we don’t. They don’t seem to care about this at all from a modesty point of view. It’s common in school in the high school.

OmG!! This is mind-blowing to me honestly, like that sounds mortifying!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m fine telling my kid that something is too short. But I don’t really get the pearl clutching over the boxers being longer than the shorts. Boxers are essentially shorts and they are covering more of the leg. And the short shirts cover the open fly of the boxers and keep anyone from seeing genetalia. So this doesn’t seem weird to me.

I think the main issue is outlines if you know what I mean

[Anonymous]

My kid wants shorts that are at his knees. I can't even get him to wear 7 or 9 inch ones....sigh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 80s are back!

I’d tell my son his shorts look like the ones his Grandpa wore when I was a kid.

+1. I commented in another thread on boys shorts that this is how we ran around in the 80s. Only add in knee-high tube socks.

[Anonymous]

"Dude, your junk is hanging out. You need longer shorts."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Son, your boys are hanging out.”

Assuming that "your boys" refers to his friends, why would telling him that his friends are hanging out make him want to wear larger shorts?

lol! Assuming the wrong thing maybe....

Because saying "son I can see your testicles" makes it even weirder. For my 14 year old we have that problem with pants, so I send him back up stairs to find a pair that can reach his ankles. Anything that is too small I send them to change but only if its way too small. for short shorts I would ask him if that is the style he likes then help with his shopping to ensure he is getting the right size. If it is online and not in person I think they still need a second set of eyes at this age since they cannot try it on.