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Bingo!  Here's the interesting thing.  The girls know about sex at this age and they want to look like the sexy TV stars and fashion models, but they don't want to attract glances from creepy old men.  I just explained my objection to one of my daughter's clothing option in this way.  [b]"You're developing to look like a woman.  If you wear things like this that show off your womanly parts, some men will look at you in a sexual way." [/b] She was flabbergasted and grossed out.  She then defended her right to wear a bikini at our summer pool (where there are no creepy old men she thinks) and we discussed how that might be a better choice than at the beach under the glaring eyes of lots of strangers.  We're still navigating how we set appropriate standards for my 12 year old, but I think this sort of open conversation about why certain things make me as her parent (and particularly her dad) uncomfortable are important for her to understand.  Trying to educate her rather than just forbid tons of stuff.  And NO her but cheeks don't hang out.   [/quote]

The problem with this is that some men will look at her in a sexual way regardless of what she wears.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/teenage-girl-blossoming-into-beautiful-object,31061/[/quote]

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