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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I completely understand hating the way your daughter dresses. I think of myself as a body-positive, sex-positive feminist, then I see my 15 yo niece with her boobs out at Christmas and turn into a pearl-clutching fuddy duddy (on the inside). My brother even asked me and my sisters to "have a talk with her" (we all said NOPE).

My Catholic mother was mortified by my developing body and had me in those minimizer grandma bras at 15 and girdles at 16. That kind of parenting did a number on me - I have weight issues and body image issues that affect my relationships to this day. I don't put the blame squarely on her, but what I learned from this experience was that, as a parent, it is so important to fully accept and respect the choices our kids makes about how they dress their bodies. I think it would be really rewarding to have an honest conversation about why she likes those clothes, how she feels in them, and all the reasons you don't like them. You could both learn a lot, and shed light on they way women are both objectified and shamed for their bodies in US society. [/quote]

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