Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

I have one message to any young girls who plan on trick-or-treating at my door this weekend ... and their parents.

Get dressed. Cover up. Because retailers have hit an alarming new low marketing “barely there” costumes to tart up very young girls. And I really don’t want to answer my doorbell with a bowl full of candy to see your poor parenting being paraded on my doorstep.

I was shocked to see the options now available for preteens online. Sexy cops, s**tty Wonder Woman and skanky leopard dresses. Plunging necklines for children who don’t even have cleavage yet.

Shame on any parents who would buy sexy get-ups for their children. Sexed-up preschoolers are not cute nor funny. They are disturbing. They are a flashing neon billboard advertising your own shocking lack of concern for your child’s well-being. And they are an indicator of nothing but trouble to come for those poor little girls.

Plenty of grown women use Halloween as an excuse to dress provocatively, and that’s fine. Adults can have that kind of fun. But they shouldn’t encourage their young daughters to follow suit.

Any kid getting into that kind of costume is a prime candidate for the TV show “16 and Pregnant,” and probably will need counseling later in life. More than 270,000 babies are born to teenage girls every year. It puts enormous stress on these moms to finish school or obtain a job that pays a living wage — and it puts a strain on the grandparents who often end up raising those children who are born way too soon.

You don’t want your daughter — or your grandchild — to become one of those statistics. And that means that right now, you have to be the responsible one. The adult in the room. The person who teaches what is right, what is wrong and where the boundaries are. The one who teaches children to respect themselves and others.

It’s always been that way. Parents have been struggling with their young teens over lipstick, necklines and skirt lengths for decades. Apparently, that battle now extends to Halloween costumes for little kids.

If your little girl wants to dress like a cop, fine. Make sure it’s the kind of cop who actually arrests bad guys — a fine role model for a young girl — not the kind of “cop” who shows up at bachelor parties in fishnet stockings.

I’m grateful, when I see the costumes they are pushing, that I have boys. But I h**e the idea that I have to raise them in a world where some people are trying to turn girls into pint-sized fleshpots.

By: Jaclyn Cashman

Rufus Loc: Deep South

Good post and I agree. I raised one girl and am working at raising another and I certainly never want them to look or act like s**ts.

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

I like the "no see" costumes - especially the totally black one. Kids will either get shot as intruders, or run over, but I'm sure sales will be great.

Rufus Loc: Deep South

That's crazy. I never shoot the children until I run out of candy and they just keep coming, and coming, and coming.......................
:roll:

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

We're in the same boat Rufus. I raised one and am raising another now. I'm thankful she's not a girly girl just yet (3years old) she loves the Ninja turtles, and will be dressed head to toe as "Raphael" - and my almost 22 year old has always, and still does, dress appropriately for the occasion 👍

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

I hear setting bear traps strategically along the way to the door is very effective once the candy runs out 😳😳😳😳😜

Rufus Loc: Deep South

Thank you. I will keep that in mind. My oldest girl is 27, a medical assistant, married with a 9 month old. Very proud of her. She has wisdom which is unusual for such a young person. My other girl is 13 and lost her Mom at the young age of 45. So far, so good. I pray God watch over her, protect her and instruct me as to what to do to help her in this life.

missinglink Loc: Tralfamadore

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

I can't believe our similarities... My oldest lost her mom when she was 3 years old... Did the single dad thing from then on, I too couldn't be more proud of her. She'll be graduating college in the spring, and continuing her education to become a vet. Thankfully she hasn't made me a grandfather yet, I'm only 42, not ready to be a grandpa yet lol. But, congratulations on your becoming a grandfather, sounds like you did okay Rufus👍 - I'm sure you'll continue that with your teenager 👍

(Not sure why this thread was moved by Admin to the "main" section, what does this have to do with politics.. )

Rufus Loc: Deep South

Maybe we said something that caused admin. to experience compassion. Thank you for the kind words and I will pray for you and yours.

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

You are most welcome, and thank you, I will also keep you and yours in our prayers.

P.S.

Way to put Alicia in her place on that other thread👍👍

Rufus Loc: Deep South

She has to be the oldest liberal on here. People have tried hard to teach her but with no results.

rocketride

I have to wonder if the market in commercial costumes for girls has been taken over by p*******es. Nothing else makes sense.

missinglink Loc: Tralfamadore

I can't help but think that prog's think this behavior is a personal choice by parents. Which is true and the parents wrong.
Also we have an ever growing section of our society who have recently arrived from countries that make up and show chase very young girls in sexually permissive manners. Which is wrong by our long standing standards but not theirs. America is going down the wrong path on so many levels. Progs and new immigrants are using our personal freedoms to change the country for the worse.

Dummy Boy Loc: Michigan