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#39: Dress How you Want to be Perceived – Dad Wears Daisy Dukes to Make a Point to His Daughter

Back in the Day

My mother and father were always very conservative in the way they dressed.  In turn, their children dressed conservative.  It was easy for my brother and I as boys don’t really dress skimpy for attention and if we did it would just be weird.  A shirt and jeans ended up being the very basic dress attire throughout our lives.  Heck, it’s still my outfit of choice.

My sister dressed modest from what I remember; at least compared to today’s standard.  But there was something that I remember immediately after reading this article.  I remember my mother and father taking my sister school clothes shopping. While taking her shopping they were telling my sister that some clothes looked inappropriate and she wasn’t allowed to have them.  But then I remember my mother telling me as they walked through the mall, every girl seems to be dressing much more  provocatively.  It was the style at that time. She understood why my sister wanted to purchase some clothes that were a bit racier than others.

It’s Getting Worse Out There

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So then there is this dad who is about to go on a family outing and his daughter decides she wants to wear some very short daisy duke type of shorts.  Her father asks that she change but she won’t . The father then goes an cuts some jeans to mimic the shorts of her daughter.  This brave father continued to wear the shorts to numerous locations in the attempt to show his daughter how they didn’t give the right impressions to others.

We all see it.  Clothes designers aren’t making clothes for kids. They are making clothes for adults and shrinking them down for kids.  It’s horrible.

Dress How You Want to be Perceived

Business professionals don’t come to work in attire that would have people perceive them as less than professional.  When girls dress provocatively (whether they like it or not) men/boys perceive them as promiscuous.

Girls want attention. Whether it be in the way they dress or how they act they are looking for it.  Dressing provocatively is just another way that girls try to get that attention from boys.

I remember when I first met my wife (before she was my wife).  She always dressed very cute and respectable.  She liked style and clothing but didn’t dress in a manner that was less then respectable or was perceived to be anything she was not.  It’s one of the things I love about her to this day.

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How I Plan on Dealing With This Issue

My daughter is at an age where she is challenging her mother and I on what is appropriate and what is not. I am hoping that my wife’s influence as an example will make a connection with my daughter.

As a father I will continue give my daughter all the attention she needs from a male figure.   She will know that she doesn’t need to dress provocatively, inappropriately or act out to get the attention she desires.  I won’t let fashion be an excuse for her to dress in a way that is less then appropriate.

As I always say, it’s not about being an overprotective parent but I want to protect the hearts of my children.

I support what this dad did with his child even though it was a little over the top with wearing Daisy Dukes.  If you would like to see the oringal article click here.

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