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Parents
and Teenagers: Dressing for a Classy and Sophisticated Look When you look around in the
world what do you see that you would like to modify or transform? I see a messed
up pop culture filled up with teenage girls and young women, walking around on
the streets, in the stores, and even in church, half naked! I am, a mother of
three home-schooled teenage sons, which makes me kind of embarrassed by these
tense moments together when half dressed teenage girls and women walk by and
smile flirtatiously at my sons, while their bellies and breasts hang out of
their shirts. Below are some summer wear
guidelines for dressing for a casual classy and sophisticated look when going
out in public. 1. Shorts and pants should
not hang so low off your hips so that when you bend over your butt crack shows. 2. Shorts should not be any
higher than two inches above the knee. If shorts are too short they tend to inch
up, exposing too much thigh. It is classier to only show a little bit rather
than bare all. 3. Shorts should not be so
tight that it looks like they were painted on where you can see the outline of a
girl’s pubic bone and panty lines. Ouch! That has got to be uncomfortable. 4. Best summer attire for
wearing out for the classy lady is kaki shorts one inch above the knee with a
tailored short sleeved blouse. 5. Summer dresses and
skirts should never be so short that when you bend down, your backside is
exposed, or when you sit down, the dress inches up to the top of your thigh.
This is your cue that the dress is way too short. Shirts should fit the
wearer properly. 1. Shirts should come
completely down to the waist over the shorts or tucked into the shorts so your
belly is not hanging out. 2.
If you have bigger breasts than a size A, you should wear a bra. There is
nothing more sloppy looking than breasts that are left to sag in tight fitting
shirts. 3. Bra straps should not
show if you are wearing a sleeveless blouse. 4. Blouse or shirt should
not be so big or low cut that when you bend down, your cleavage droops down in
front of peoples view. Dressing in this fashion
will not stop the stares, and it most likely will get you a few extra from a
different breed of men. I often wonder what my sons
are thinking when they see a cute teenage girl, maybe your daughter, wearing
only a pair of short-shorts and a skimpy little shirt. Do I dare ask? I don’t
really think they will tell me what they are thinking. I
look at them and see embarrassed looks on their face, red faced and ashamed that
they even smiled back. My teenage
sons have been home schooled since the first grade. So you can see how they
would not be used to seeing half naked girls too much. The problem is this
teenage skin baring is getting worse. You know what I’m
thinking? I'm thinking, where are
these girl’s father? I'm thinking why aren’t the fathers protecting their
daughters from this sort of exploitation? Does that sound too harsh? I don't
think so. When I see half naked, thirteen, fifteen and sixteen years old, I know
what they are doing. They are exhibiting their sexual identities through the
only means they know how. This is what they are taught and conditioned to
believe because this is all they see going on in the world around them. But they
have so much more to offer than this! Just the other day, I saw
people coming out of a Church with shorts and t-shirts on! It’s too late to
draw the line, precedents have already been established.
At this point, and what I keep saying, is, it is up to the individual to
prepare themselves physically and mentally against the temptations of society
and for those parents who care about their children to instill the values and
principles they will need to equip themselves properly for whatever in the world
decides to eat them up from this diseased culture. Who teaches young girls and
women to think they need to go around with their private parts hanging out? Is
it the parents fault? I don’t think parents are talking to their children. I
think that many Christian homes have become too lax in their values to realize
that the culture is becoming more and more corrupt. Parents don’t realize, or
don’t care that they are becoming one with this new liberal, “so called
Christian” view. Society is
literally crazy about nakedness and sex! The blind are leading the blind. If you are not blind to all
of this, then the most important thing you can do for your teenager is to talk
to them about the importance of having morals and values within their character.
It is the parent’s job to erect values in their children, not someone else.
Build up your teenager’s self esteem everyday and direct them down the right
paths that lead to happiness and love. Teaching them about modesty in everything
they do is a great virtue of character to instill in your teenager. Make it a point to get
involved with what they are involved in. Let them know you care. A teen will be
less likely to be pressured by their peers when they know who they are, what
they believe in, and what they want for themselves. It is the parent’s job to
instill these things within the framework of their child when he or she is
young, so when they are older, they will not depart from their teaching. Train a child in the way he
should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 Articles
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