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September 10, 2005, 8:49 pm PDT

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Hi- my daughters are 14 and 15-they have a friend who is starting to hang around-who dresses very revealing,(she is 13) and she is very pretty. if she wears shorts-its always daisy dukes and halter tops-or low-low rise jeans,and skimpy adult blouses-i see my 48 year old husband looking at her a bit too much for comfort-not that he is a pervert-she definatly does not look 13,and she is wearing very revealing clothes.My question is-what can i say to her,so she understands that it isn't okay to wear immodest clothing at my house? I do not allow my kids to dress like that,and never will,but i don't want to alienate this kid either-her mother dresses the same way-and i am overweight-so i am at a loss as to how to approach this-the reason i mention my weight is-as soon as i say -'look-you can't wear revealing stuff to my house" i think they will jump on the 'your just jealous' bandwagon. 

  Even if there is a grain of truth to that-my kids are honor students ,focused on education,never in trouble at school-the 13 year is the exact opposite-detentions all the time-a boyfriend at 13-but the thing is we live in the country and she is the only other kid for miles. 

hi i can understand you completly  

i also have a daughter who brought home a friend  

and she hardly has clothes on  

and also her mom to  

and like you im over weight so i didnt say a word  

but i never liked when she came over  

it was hard to do but when she came to the door  

i would tell her my daughter could not come out  

this girl would come 3 or more times a day  

and i would keep saying the same thing util she stopped  

you really should do the same   

as i did  

your kids will understand why you did it  

if you would like to talk my email is paville3@hotmail.com  

you sound like a person i would like to chat with  

good luck  

sherry in pa  

 

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January 18, 2008, 2:28 pm PST

girl dresses like a hooker

Quote From: freakygirl

Hi- my daughters are 14 and 15-they have a friend who is starting to hang around-who dresses very revealing,(she is 13) and she is very pretty. if she wears shorts-its always daisy dukes and halter tops-or low-low rise jeans,and skimpy adult blouses-i see my 48 year old husband looking at her a bit too much for comfort-not that he is a pervert-she definatly does not look 13,and she is wearing very revealing clothes.My question is-what can i say to her,so she understands that it isn't okay to wear immodest clothing at my house? I do not allow my kids to dress like that,and never will,but i don't want to alienate this kid either-her mother dresses the same way-and i am overweight-so i am at a loss as to how to approach this-the reason i mention my weight is-as soon as i say -'look-you can't wear revealing stuff to my house" i think they will jump on the 'your just jealous' bandwagon. 

  Even if there is a grain of truth to that-my kids are honor students ,focused on education,never in trouble at school-the 13 year is the exact opposite-detentions all the time-a boyfriend at 13-but the thing is we live in the country and she is the only other kid for miles. 

 When I was a teenager I had a friend who was not a good influence on me.
My dad would not let me be around her.
It was really for my own good.
Your daughters don't need a friend with this type of influence either.
(Perhaps the girl needs your daughters as a better influence though.)
If you are going to continue to let her come to your home you should hand her a modest t-shirt and shorts and explain that this is the way people dress in your home.
She needs to put them on in order to come in the door.
"When in Rome you do as the Romans."
If she has a problem with that then her other option is to not come over.
This has nothing to do with weight, it has to do with modesty.
You are absolutely right.
Hold your ground and your morals.
 


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