Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Inappropriate teenage behavior. Vent!!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 575699" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>That has some truth in it. At least with some people (though I don't think too highly of an adult who thinks that 15-year-old is a 'ho' because she is wearing a skanky dress. And I believe most adults are smarter than that.) But I also think that taking different roles and exploring how that affects is part of growing up. Girl with the skanky dress at school may get a certain reputation and certain attention from boys. And she will probably learn from that without any long term harm happening to anyone. And in my experience (I have long time friends who dressed like 'ho's' in middle school and had a wild reputation) that reputation doesn't really follow anyone to adulthood because people grow and understand how loosely those reputations were given. I was a real stuck up most of the time while growing up and my reputation was even more so. Fortunately that reputation has not followed me to this ripe old age. </p><p></p><p>I just can't see dress being that big matter. I hate how my kids dress (and they are not even showing too much skin), but there are things teens have to be able to decide and try themselves. And dress (and hair and make up) are the most innocent ways to explore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 575699, member: 14557"] That has some truth in it. At least with some people (though I don't think too highly of an adult who thinks that 15-year-old is a 'ho' because she is wearing a skanky dress. And I believe most adults are smarter than that.) But I also think that taking different roles and exploring how that affects is part of growing up. Girl with the skanky dress at school may get a certain reputation and certain attention from boys. And she will probably learn from that without any long term harm happening to anyone. And in my experience (I have long time friends who dressed like 'ho's' in middle school and had a wild reputation) that reputation doesn't really follow anyone to adulthood because people grow and understand how loosely those reputations were given. I was a real stuck up most of the time while growing up and my reputation was even more so. Fortunately that reputation has not followed me to this ripe old age. I just can't see dress being that big matter. I hate how my kids dress (and they are not even showing too much skin), but there are things teens have to be able to decide and try themselves. And dress (and hair and make up) are the most innocent ways to explore. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Inappropriate teenage behavior. Vent!!
Top