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So Your 7 Year Old's a Tramp . . .

So Your 7 Year Old's a Tramp . . .

I don't have a daughter. Evidently God feels I am the sort of mom who needs only rowdy, grimy little boys. No matter what anyone tries to tell you, boys and girls are inherently different. Give boys dolls and they will tear off the arms and use them as guns. This is just the way it is. Give little girls GI Joes, and suddenly Barbie has a new love interest (shhh . . . don't tell Ken!). This is just the way it is.

Some things can't be helped, but some things can. Your second grader does not have to be a slut! This is not just the way it is! There is hope!

Here, from a mom that has never raised a daughter (HA HA!), are some tips for keeping your child from turning into a smoldering pile of 13 year old jail bait!

1. Bikinis are for babies and big girls. Babies can wear frilly little polka dot bikinis and be absolutely precious, but there is a point where the bikini just becomes wrong.

Try this easy rule -- once the baby pot-belly is gone, so is the two piece! Never again do I want to see a 10 year old working it in a string bikini . . . NEVER. Just don't do it, parents.

On the other end of the spectrum, try this other easy bikini rule -- allow her to have a bikini when you put her on birth control . . . not old enough for BC? you don't plan on providing her with contraception? No problem . . . no bikini! Simple, see?

2. Children should NOT wear kneehigh boots. Kaitlyn can't run on the playground in tight, sweaty leather boots. She can't. I promise. I don't care if Julie has a pair. I'm not Julie's mom. The answer is no, and that's final.

If your husband drools when you wear a certain item, that's a good sign that it's something you should never, never dress your kid in. Ever.

3. Midriff baring tops. No. No. No. No. I'm sure your 12 year old has fabulous abs. I'll bet she has a nice belly button, too. We cannot live vicariously through our children, moms. Just because we can no longer pull off those sexy short tops does not mean our children should! Yucky!

4. Miniskirts, and particularly school-girl style miniskirts (and with knee high stockings!) are also bad for your child's non-slutty karma. You know what this type of outfit tells your 9 year old daughter? I'm like Britney Spears. I'm hot. I want to marry someone else's man and then pimp out a new fragrance for $50 a bottle. That's not what you want, is it?

5. Whenever your 3rd grader daughter shows the neighbors her school photos and exclaims, "Look how sexy I look. *giggles* Don't I look sexy in these pictures?" or when the boys in her class are talking about bending her over a desk and taking advantage of her, you have a problem. A big one.

I suggest you stop dressing her like a tramp, stop laughing when she dances like Christina Aguilera, and have daddy put those Girls Gone Wild DVDs up somewhere where the kids can't see them.

Look, there's plenty of time for your daughter to be a slut in college. Let's drop the sexy dancing, the miniskirts and sexy boots for now, and let her go play outside in a pair of shorts (I didn't say Daisy Dukes, either!) and Carebears T-shirt.

Oh, and . . . Brats and Diva Stars are part of the problem, too . . . let her brother tear their heads off and bury their bodies in the backyard, and then never buy anymore ever again.
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Reply #51 Top
Gideon, yea, but are they teens yet?  ouch!  Rebellion time! I only have 2 pairs.  I figured I did my part for the procreation of the human race!
Reply #52 Top

Dr. Guy,


I firmly believe in picking your battles. It IS possible to raise teens who have a decent moral standard; I have witnessed it many times myself. I believe that teens, as with all of us, will give a certain deference to a leader they respect...parents included.

Reply #53 Top
I firmly believe in picking your battles. It IS possible to raise teens who have a decent moral standard; I have witnessed it many times myself. I believe that teens, as with all of us, will give a certain deference to a leader they respect...parents included.

You just hit a hot button.  I dated a lady who said just that.  And her daughter is out of school and working a soda jerk job.  Mine are going to college.  Does that mean I am right?  No.  but I am a firm believer in that every battle is important.  I dont mean spare the rod crap.  Just that as a child, they need to have some rules.  Regardless of how trivial, those are the rules.

Some of them seem arbitrary.  Some of them seem petty.  In the end it is called life's lesson.

I will not tell you how to raise yours. But for me, every battle is important.  You dont pick them, they do.  But you must let them know every one is important.  Even if they do not understand now.

I am not Joan Collins, but I have the gift of seeing both sides now.  And chosing battles is just another way of not enforcing discipline.  harsh?  yes. But real life is worse.  At least we do it out of love.  The real world will not be so loving.

Reply #54 Top
Yeah I used to dress like a stripper in high school, but those leather chaps were way too hot and lugging around that big pole was hard to do with so many books. Oh and I couldn't get my little bowtie straight.


He he he . . . so many funny things that I could say here . . . but I will keep them to myself.

Great article honey.


Thanks, baby.

msladydeath:
Even the nighties for school age children discust me, along with the "Mary Kate & Ashley" line of cloths. Even the Toddler virsion of the MK&A clothing are "sexy".


I've noticed that -- overall, I think that MK&A are good role models for young girls, but the clothes are awful.

Well written, you get an insiteful from me!


Thank you.

Gideon:
As the parents of four girls (and one boy), we instituted a "knee rule" on all dresses from day one, and they have never been allowed two piece swimsuits. Our reasoning is that, while there's nothing inherently wrong with 2 piece suits on very young children, it's hard to explain to girls why the rules suddenly change as they approach puberty. It's better to have a consistent standard and stick with it.


I think that's an excellent idea. Kids need consistency, particularly when they are young and have not yet developed moral reasoning.

So far, so good. When my oldest wears dresses, she prefers long, "flour sack" style dresses, and you're far more likely to find her in overalls.


Sounds cute.

Reply #55 Top

What's the tattoo on your back of?


it looks like this:



 

Reply #56 Top
I want a tattoo too, but with polynesian designs, those rule.

I think yours is cute though dharma;)
Reply #57 Top
I agree with IG, but I will abstain for now.
Reply #58 Top

I think yours is cute though dharma;)


Thanks!  I have more..I'll post and article with pics of the rest of them.


I agree with IG, but I will abstain for now.


Why?  Do you have any tattoos?  You're never too old to get inked, as far as I'm concerned. 

Reply #59 Top

Why?  Do you have any tattoos?  You're never too old to get inked, as far as I'm concerned.  [/quote}


No, I dont have any, and my underage children dont have any.  And I wont allow them to until they are of age.


But yours is cute!


Sorry, just a parent thing.

Reply #60 Top

No, I dont have any, and my underage children dont have any. And I wont allow them to until they are of age.


I didn't get my first one until i was in my mid-20's. I'm 35 now, and still want more!

Reply #61 Top
One benefit to letting your 7-year old dress like a ho: Free Springer tickets
Reply #62 Top


I didn't get my first one until i was in my mid-20's. I'm 35 now, and still want more


I am sure you are one hot lady! From what I have read you are one of the best.


And mine may get some as well.  If they decide to, I will refer them to you.  As for me, I got enough problems with this body that I dont need man made ones!  hehehehe

Reply #64 Top

I will not tell you how to raise yours. But for me, every battle is important. You dont pick them, they do. But you must let them know every one is important. Even if they do not understand now.


I think you misunderstand the concept of "picking your battles", as, possibly, did the lady (if her daughter was content with being a soda jerk, that's really her business...materialism isn't everyone's desire). Picking battles doesn't mean you compromise what's morally important, it means you grant children opportunities to make decisions appropriate to their age and experience, and let them discover some of the rewards/consequences for themselves. As I told my 9 year old two years ago, she can choose to be a leader or a follower. If she chooses to be a leader, well, then, I'll give her some freedom to make choices. If, however, she chooses to be a follower, well, I can make all her choices for her until she turns 18. I'm quite a hardass, actually, I just have strong reservations with being a dictator over my children, knowing they'll have to make decisions for themselves one day and they won't be able to do it properly if all I have ever done is ORDERED them around.