How some people dress and act

[carole]

Well I cannot speak for Wellington, but in Hamilton all the high schools have uniforms, outta school well yep the fashion is just the same here as in USA.

Most High Schools in NZ have uniforms soledad, I guess wellington must be an exception then.

[Soledad]

Wellington High School does not have uniforms and I've seen some real doozies at that place.

[carole]

Well my opinion stay's the same for their school as well, digusting that the school has no dress code, shame on you Wellington High.

[2kitties]

Originally posted by Dogz

2kitties- Yes, I understand what you are saying, but I don't think that 15 yr. old girls should dress like that. That it just my opinion though.

Dogz, I agree with you as well. No, I wouldn't I'd allow my 15 year old to dress provocatively. But, I don't have a 15 year old. I think it is ultimatly up to parents to teach their children things. So, I'll make sure my kids do what I think is best, and I won't spend too much time worrying about other kids and things that I can't control.

I guess my point is that we all spend so much time worrying about other people when we should just do our best to be the people we all want to be.

[RICHARD]

One thing that really pisses me off is that STUPID
clip of John Ritter telling his T.V. daughter that she can't go out dressed like a sl*t......


not really funny--in real life there would be no conversation...

"you ain't going out looking like that....."

no jokes, no back talk, no kidding....



When I wanted to wear something that was 'in style' and my parents didn't like it, they told me....


"when you move out and can afford your own clothes.....go for it!"


carole,

you are correct....the parents buy the kids clothes and get totally ticked off when the choll sends them home to change....


Do you remember Jon Benet?........right after her death I thought to myself, "holeeee batcave!"

the kid was dressed as a TART, was dancing around and singing songs that were totally inappropriate
for a 5-6 year old to do.......

lololol, Sexy kid pics on the web........
and you wonder why your kids end up meeting freaks on the internet..


Later, I felt guilty for thinking that the kid looked like a hooker.........until i heard a woman I worked with go off and say that she was dressed like a streetwalker (insert slang term there)...

the low cut jeans look is funny on kids, but i think it's absolutely hilarious on grown up women.........

[mugsy]

Excellent points Richard. Yes, the parents get ticked off when we call and have to bring different clothes (although, usually we make them put their gym clothes on....eeewwww a fate worse than death! lol ) and most of the time the parents are dressed the same sleazy way....hmmmm.....the apple doesn't fall far from the tree? I like to send the boys down who have their pants around their ankles and the aide in Student Services puts duct tape around the hips of the pants to hold up them up....it's hysterical to watch!!

I'm the same way Richard, if my parents didn't want me wearing something, it didn't get worn. And they decided what I would wear too since they were buying. Now, I got to choose, but if they didn't think it was appropriate, it didn't get bought! lol Unfortunately, too many parents today are either afraid of their kids or want to be their best buddy and that just doesn't get it.

[Dogz]

Originally posted by mugsy
Unfortunately, too many parents today are either afraid of their kids or want to be their best buddy and that just doesn't get it.

That's a good point also mugsy. I know how some moms just want to be their kid's best friend, and be all goody-good with their childrens friends. I personally think that mothers should be mothers- if you know what I am saying. Of course the parents have to do something with the way some kids dress.

[harpmom]

Buying tops for my 12-year-old daughter is a problem - it is increasingly difficult to find tops that aren't too baggy but still long enough to cover her middle. The stores here (granted, small town in rural Kansas) just don't carry many tops that fit properly.
Yes, I buy the clothes and can veto anything inappropriate, but I am limited by what the stores carry. Believe me, I've complained to Sears, JCPenney and Old Navy. I've also complained at shoe stores about not carrying flat dress shoes in children's sizes (why anyone would put high heels on a six year old for anything other than a joke, I'm not sure).

But when my 17yo daughter is telling the 12yo that she doesn't meet school dress code, because her middle is showing, I think I might be getting through to both of them.

[Cataholic]

Originally posted by catland
maybe all of us who are pushing 50 (both years and pounds overweight) - need to start wearing these same fashions. It should have people running for cover in no time and we'll see normal looking clothes once again.

Thanks, Catland, for clearing out my nasal passages this morning!

[Dogz]

Originally posted by harpmom
Buying tops for my 12-year-old daughter is a problem - it is increasingly difficult to find tops that aren't too baggy but still long enough to cover her middle. The stores here (granted, small town in rural Kansas) just don't carry many tops that fit properly.
Yes, I buy the clothes and can veto anything inappropriate, but I am limited by what the stores carry. Believe me, I've complained to Sears, JCPenney and Old Navy. I've also complained at shoe stores about not carrying flat dress shoes in children's sizes (why anyone would put high heels on a six year old for anything other than a joke, I'm not sure).

But when my 17yo daughter is telling the 12yo that she doesn't meet school dress code, because her middle is showing, I think I might be getting through to both of them.

This is also true. There really isn't much to choose from.

[Dogz]

Originally posted by 2kitties
Wear what you like and what you feel comfortable in.

I know I wouldn't be comfortable in a thong.

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
Naw - tee Ash! Pull up your pants and be nice!

:ulls up pants and shirt and laughs when they go back to place:

Just doesn't work for me, sorry!


Ash

[Uabassoon]

LOL I remember I always had the opposite problem with my mom. I have always prefered wearing mens shorts because they are longer. It seems that all the shorts that are made for girls are so short! Now I'm not saying that my mom wanted me to dress sexy or anything like that just a little more feminine. But I hate how girls short are always so short, I like my shorts to be slighly above the knee anything shorter than that I constantly have to tug on them when I sit down because I feel like everything is showing. But I remember my sister wearing "sexy" clothes when she was younger however now they would be considered modest clothing and my father would make her change and say she couldn't leave the house if she didn't change. We weren't allowed to wear a tank top unless we had another shirt on top of it.

[2kitties]

Originally posted by Dogz
I know I wouldn't be comfortable in a thong.

lol See, that exactly what I mean. Wear what is comfortable for you. I could honestly care less if you wear a leather thong or borrow some undies from my great grandma. It isn't my business. Now, if you let them stick out of your pants, well I guess then you're making them my business- hee hee

Personally, I find thongs to be very comfortable and they eliminate panty lines which I find very very disgusting. BUT, my underwear don't show so nobody knows what I'm sporting.

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by harpmom
Buying tops for my 12-year-old daughter is a problem - it is increasingly difficult to find tops that aren't too baggy but still long enough to cover her middle. The stores here (granted, small town in rural Kansas) just don't carry many tops that fit properly.
Yes, I buy the clothes and can veto anything inappropriate, but I am limited by what the stores carry. Believe me, I've complained to Sears, JCPenney and Old Navy.

Have you tried a second hand store, like Value Village? When you go to one store, chances are that the clothes they make are very alike, to assert that "these are OUR clothes that WE make." When you go to a second hand store, there are so many different types of clothes from different stores, that you're likely to find a variety and something that looks good.