How do I tell DS his shorts are too short?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

It’s not cruel. It’s direct. It’s a cleaner version of what another male would say.

I’m not thinking of anything. Prefer to not see that either. That’s the point. If it were my kid I’d rather tell them than someone embarrass them at school. If prob get dad to manage it but I’m not such a prude that I cannot.

Grow up. Sometimes we have to talk about uncomfortable things. And better me than a female student complaining about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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!

And Magnum PI!

We found a bunch of pictures of my husband as a yeen/young adult in the 80s - our daughters were cracking up!

Anyway, we also have a no butt cheek rule in our house - they become home shorts then. And I started this before puberty….

[Anonymous]

Unclear why a male would do this? Is he situationally aware? Does he look at self in the mirror? Look at what others are wearing. Not trying to judge. Am curious.

[Anonymous]

"You're getting too tall for those shorts! Let's get some new ones."

[Anonymous]

just say that he's too old to be dressing like that and buy him some sweats

[Anonymous]

You tell him he is too old to dress like an elementary school student and his testicles are too big for.that now anyhow.