Comments on: Let's Dress Our Daughters Like Hookers, Shall We?

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:59:33 +0000

Could we please raise a generation to think critically…
This is my desire and it starts with me. If I can't think and just rely on formulas then I give my children no tools worth having. Modesty is important, but please remember that modesty IS dictated by culture. Where I live it is immodest to have your hair permed but a dress with a slit up to the top of your thigh isn't an issue as long as the dress has a high collar and your hair is up. Please lets teach our sons and daughters to guard their eyes and hearts, lets teach them how to enjoy beauty… even if that beauty is seen in a person. Of course that means we have to figure it out first and not trust in puritanical formulas that see one extreme and then rest at the other.

By: Kristine McGuire

Kristine McGuire — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:43:44 +0000

I'm joining the conversation a little bit late but this is an issue that has always been important to me. As the mother of two daughters I can remember searching high and low (not only when they were young but especially now as young women) for clothing that was not revealing. Skirts and shorts so high they could not be worn, shirts with low scooping neck line. I thought it was bad 10 years ago but truthfully it gets harder and harder to find trendy but modest clothing. I've always thought children should be allowed to look like children, not mini adults. Thanks for posting this blog, Sarah, it's an important issue. .-= Kristine McGuire´s last blog post ... Book Review: A New Kind of Christianity ~ Brian McClaren =-.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:42:00 +0000

Oh my! My first question was… Where's her dad?? Then I realized who she was and that her dad doesn't seem to mind this.

We have such a hard time finding clothes for our daughter. She's only 5 but she's tall and wearing "big kids" clothes now. We search through multiple stores to find enough clothes for her for each season. Everything seems to be form-fitting, short, or low-cut. It's so hard! But the work it takes it totally worthwhile!
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By: Kalee

Kalee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:05:20 +0000

Sarah Mae, I don't have kids, so I can't join you in this yet. But it is something I deal with when it comes to my niece. I think she's allowed to be exposed to so much "culture" (since when did culture become things like parents being smart mouthed on t.v. and less about the arts and traveling?), and both my husband and I worry she's on the wrong path. It's something we've discussed in relation to our future kids, because I certainly am not going to allow a daughter of mine to go out dressed like that (the pic) at 18 much less 12! I feel like these girls don't realize what it means to respect their bodies, and even though it's something I too struggled with, it's something I want better for my future daughter(s). .-= Kalee´s last blog post ... My Mecca =-.

By: kimberly

kimberly — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:29:02 +0000

I'm with you. we no longer watch tv. even when we find a suitable show, the commercials are terrible!!! ***sigh*** What is happening in the world today?!?!

As for dress, we have gone to a plain lifestyle and dress much like ladies of the prarie days. We feel our daughters are much safer in many ways. It also leaves out the dress confusion. No 'Mom, but sheee's wearing a skirt even shorter then this!" or "this isn't to low cut!" Just made life… more simple.

Thanks for having the gusto to post this!!! It needed to be pointed out. :-)

By: Amy Halleran

Amy Halleran — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:25:02 +0000

I hate this. Having a 4 yo daughter who has started to recognize Hannah Montana & some of the other media circus tragedies is scary. Mind you, we don't watch that kind of tv. But she is around kids with older siblings who tend to know & share. This is one of the main reasons I'm considering homeschooling. Wish me luck! @beyondjems .-= Amy Halleran´s last blog post ... Memoir Writing – Blissdom 2010 Session Notes =-.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:48:46 +0000

Wow – is about all I can say!

By: Chrystal Tompkins

Chrystal Tompkins — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:45:25 +0000

Amen Sister! You are so right! I recently splurged on one of my childhood favorites and it's been one of the best snuggling times I've had with my 9 year old daughter. We've been watching the NBC's Little House series. Wonderful real life lessons and books to go along with it! What gets better than that!

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:56:06 +0000

My girls would never wear those dresses. I'd like them to be little girls. Why is there such a rush to make our children grow up, and sexualize them?

By: Brenna

Brenna — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:21:23 +0000

I'm with you, sister! This is our duty as mothers, to protect them and teach them modesty. Start young, but if you haven't, there's no time like the present.
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