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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]8 year old nieces has been wearing leggings & t shirt. I don't see anything wrong with it, but [b]MIL complains to me that she has been asking them to dress the girl in dresses or get her longer t- shirt to cover her butts. She does not understand why SIL dresses herself pretty(sexy side)with makeup, and why they dress their only girl like a tomboy.[/b] BIL gave her reasons is that he does not want to dress her to get any unnecessary boy's attention. I don't know what niece thinks. Since my daughter was preschooler, she knows what she wants to wear. She has a ton of dresses, skirts, leggings, tutu, hair accessories and nail stickers. I just make sure that she wears boyshorts under whatever skirt or dresses she wears because I don't want her to show underwear with the way she plays. She loves to wear pretty to get everyone"s attention from peers to adults. I just let her be. I normally wear sporty or casual, unlike my daughter. She still likes to wear dresses and skirts at age 7, and I notice that normally other girls often wear leggings and shirts to school/play. DH thinks it is fine for her to dress whatever she wants as long as she is happy/appropriate to her age & there is a boyshorts underneath, and we don't think other kids care much what she wears. What's your thought on this for parents that have a daughter?[/quote] Your MIL sounds a bit nuts - on the one hand she thinks a tshirt and leggings are exposing too much of an 8 year old's body, but on the other hand she's bothered that your SIL isn't dressing the 8 year old prettier/sexier? She needs to sit down somewhere. Your husband is the only person in this post who makes any sense. Listen to him.[/quote] This. I actually think it could be the little girl just doesn't like dresses and the family is sick of Mil nagging so BIL made up this excuse that makes him sound more macho and controlling as otherwise Mil will say she can't believe they let a child decide. Don't give them any thought. [/quote]
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