Hi.
I'm Erin.
The idiot lady who decided to take her one-year-old shopping on the last Saturday before school starts.
Like, I don't even shop on regular days.
But, JCPenny was offering $10 free and I can't pass up what appears to be a good deal.
Turns out it totally wasn't worth it.
Both Carolyn and I were nearly run over repeatedly.
And even the clothes on the clearance rack were overpriced.
None of that bothered me as much as what I saw happening at the store.
I was standing right behind an 8-year-old girl and her friend.
They were discussing which bras they were going to buy.
Oh, and guess what?
There the bras were.
Sitting right there, stocked up in the middle of the 6-10s.
Black lacy things.
As a package deal with thong undies.
Um. Really??
Now, don't read this wrong, I wasn't checking the girls out, but they were faaaaaaar from needing bras.
And since when are they marketing black, lacy bras and thong undies to 6 to 10-year-olds??
I was bothered.
No, waaaaaaay beyond bothered.
All I could think was, "Good grief! How am I supposed to raise a daughter in this kind of society?? Where they're telling six-year-olds that they need to be sexy?? I'm just not equipped for this!"
And what bothered me even more is that the mother of one of the girls was encouraging them to buy the trampiest looking ones!
I wanted to walk over and slap some sense into her.
Tell me, am I wrong??
Is my thinking just outdated??
I mean, I think I started wearing a bra at maybe 11....and I was horrified when my mother gave me one as a birthday present.
It was a sensible white bra with no adornments.
My mother told me I had to wear it.
I felt picked on.
7 comments:
that's awful - I totally agree with you Erin.
You are not outdated. The world has gotten way too advanced and making these children grow up too fast. They will be sorry later when they realize what they have missed. Treasure the innocence of youth..it is precious.
Oh Erin! People made me feel bad for being such an outspoken mom-to-be about the sex of the kid I was having. I desperately wanted a boy for the very reason you just described. I didnt get to pick my own clothes until high school when i paid for them myself. And if I have a girl someday, she will get those same rules. My mom always did the sit/bend over/squat test in the dressing room, and sometimes made u look in the 3 way mirror to prove her point. We were allowed to be stylish to a certain point. And my trainers were white and cotton and cute.
Abercombie and Fitch came out with padded swimsuits for young girls. Once people started making a deal out of it, they just changed the name of the same swimsuits to something more "acceptable". There is no reason that a young girl should wear a bikini that makes it look like she has boobs!
Really, Erin? Don't you know SOMEONE has to raise the pregnant 11-year-olds?
I started wearing them early, but big busts runs in my family. Thongs I didn't own til I bought them myself when in college.
Erin I was reading some magazine the other day and it was talking about the controversy about this girl that I believe was 10 if I am remembering right and how she was too sexy. She was posing way too sexy for a 10 year old. It is horrible how now a days thats what sells. And that moms encourage it. 9 xs out of 10 you won't see the daddy telling them to get the trampy stuff. And these moms wonder why their daughters are doing the things they do. You have to lead by example and hope for the best. If you dress modest then your child will want to dress modest (in most cases)....Carolyn will be fine b/c she has you as a momma!!! You are a great example to her and those around you!!! I really need to go to bed...I keep rambling on about stuff...ahh... :-)
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