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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I saw a kid outside in short sleeves yesterday. I saw 2 girls at the school bus stop this am wearing very light jackets, no hat, coats or gloves. Some kids won't wear coats for whatever reason. They'll live.[/quote]

Depending on how cold it is and how long they're outside, they literally might not. But ok.[/quote]
Yeah, no, standing in the cold in short sleeves for maaaybe 15 minutes will not kill anyone. [/quote]

Right? I shiver looking at some of these kids walking to school in shorts, but I’m not dumb enough to think they literally don’t own a coat or long pants.[/quote]

Literally no one said that they don't own the clothing. What we are saying is that parents just shrug and say "Susie doesn't want to wear it so I don't make her."

Susie doesn't want to to do a whole lot of things, but it's your job to teach her and guide her. Or are we just letting kids decide everything now?[/quote]

What decisions did you allow your kids to make? [/quote]

At what age? In elementary school, they could choose among the items of clothing that were age, weather, and situation appropriate. [/quote]

No, you can't back it up now. You think it's your job to decide everything. What exactly are your kids allowed to decide?[/quote]

I JUST told you. Please read it again. [/quote]

That's it? How sad for your kids.[/quote]

So your kid decides to go to school in just his underwear? WHY NOT!!!! HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE. Otherwise, you're an authoritative parent. See how ridiculous that sounds? [/quote]

Your attempt to shame other parents has failed spectacularly. You should probably just step away because you're flailing and spinning out now[/quote]

No, no.....you started it. Why not let him go in his underwear??? Explain. [/quote]
DP do you not hear yourself? Do you get that elementary school kids understand social rules and are, by and large not going to ever want to go to school in their underwear? Did your kid ever demand to go to school in his underwear? That's not typical behavior. [/quote]

I do.....but you kept insisting I'm "sad" because I don't let my kid choose exactly what to wear himself. The example was intended to sound ridiculous because it is. The whole notion that 7 year olds are going to be able to choose appropriate clothing all on their own is ridiculous. That's what I've been trying to tell you. That's why I think it's a parenting failure to let them decide these things completely on their own.[/quote]

What? A 7 year old absolutely knows that it is not appropriate to go to school in their underwear. That's why you don't see any kids going to school in their underwear. It's not because their mommies are spanking them if they go outside in their underwear.[/quote]

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