My youngest daughter is hard to figure out sometimes. She’s not a tomboy but she loves being outdoors. Climbing on things, shooting hoops, playing baseball with tennis balls, kicking the soccer ball around. Anything with wheels will catch her interest. Bike? yep. Scooter? yep. Electric scooter that goes 15 mph? Oh Yeah!
Here’s where the weird part comes in…she wants to wear “cool” outfits and be properly accessorized while she’s doing that stuff. A proper outfit for playing outdoors must include lip gloss, earrings and great shoes.
Does this look like someone who’s headed outside to play and get dirty?
Side-swept hair, dangly hoop earrings, shoulder bag, fancy shoes. Not really my idea of play clothes.
I’m not sure whether I am ready for this level of fashion consciousness either. She looks just a little too grown up. In fact, the longer I look at this picture the more I definitely don’t like it. The top - just a little too scanty maybe? It’s a leftover from last summer when, according to my memory, it wasn’t nearly so … so … I want to say revealing but maybe I’m just being prudish.
My older daughters would probably say that me being prudish when it comes to clothing is nothing new. We have always had pretty strict rules when it comes to what is and isn’t allowed to be worn. My daughter may be growing up in the S.L.U.T. generation but she won’t be dressing like a prostitot even if every other girl in her world does.
I know there are a lot of parents out there who will say that everyone is wearing the scanty tops, belly-baring shirts, low rise jeans and shorty shorts. It’s the fashion! It’s true - and it’s really hard to find clothing that is modest these days.
Younger and younger girls are dressing as provocatively as their Pop Tart idols like Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Cristina Aguilera. I have to wonder if these young girls realize what they are projecting to the world and the responses they may get. You know, if you dress like a like a Ho, people will probably think you’re a Ho. It’s the old “If it looks like a duck” thing. And I don’t want my girls quacking if you know what I mean.
What do you think of the trend of younger and younger girls dressing provocatively? Would you/do you let your daughter dress like this? Meanwhile, I’m thinking Violet’s shirt won’t survive this trip to the laundry.
Stephanie 
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