Girls Wearing Pants in Public

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User101

Discussion Starter · Jun 3, 2005

Would you let your daughter wear pants out of the house?

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mamajama

· #2 · Jun 3, 2005

You know, growing up, My Dad had these friends. An ultra conservative, catholic family with 8 kids---6 of them were girls. My brothers and I had to travel across the states with these people....long story. Anyway, The girls, including me, were not allowed to wear pants. We were planning to go hiking and asked the father if we could---for a special occassion wear these ridiculous pant/short/ankle-length skirt things. He said he would pray about it. He came back with the answer...NO!!

We had to hike in stupid skirts. I absolutely hated that trip, but what an eye-opening experience that was.

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heldt123

· #3 · Jun 3, 2005

Huh? Would I even buy my daughter a dress if I had one? I would rather see my daughter in pants than a skirt as skirts are much more reavealing, know what I mean....pants are more modest and practical.

Vermillion

· #4 · Jun 3, 2005

Ugh… never. Nothing but bows and dresses for any girl of mine

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pilesoflaundry

· #5 · Jun 3, 2005

Yup I do all the time

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I have neighbors, their little girls are not allowed to wear pants out of the house and very, very rarely are they allowed to wear them in the house or the yard. The wife doesn't either, I think finally after "permission" she was allowed to get a pair of jeans.

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A&A

· #6 · Jun 3, 2005

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Originally Posted by annettemarie
Would you let your daughter wear pants out of the house?

Of course.

chalupamom

· #7 · Jun 3, 2005

I guess it would depend upon what year it was. If, for example, we time traveled back to, say, 1715 I probably wouldn't allow my daughter to wear pants out since it might be dangerous. Once our time travel vacation was over, though, I'd leave it up to her since, you know, it's like her body and her life and all.

O.K., so this isn't my best sarcastic work ever. Thanks for posting this AM.

cappuccinosmom

· #8 · Jun 3, 2005

Nope, unless they were under a skirt.

I've hiked and biked and ridden horses in skirts, with no problem. I love skirts.

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I would rather see my daughter in pants than a skirt as skirts are much more reavealing, know what I mean

Not my skirts. Unless you consider a full, ankle length denim skirt revealing. :LOL

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Zaxmama

· #9 · Jun 3, 2005

:LOL troublemaker

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User101

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jun 3, 2005

OK, truth time. I generally only wear skirts and, for the most part, my daughter wears only dresses or jumpers with bike shorts or leggings underneath. Or swing tops with leggings. Mostly I do this because I think it makes her look sweet and innocent. If she asked to wear pants, I would let her, though.

kavamamakava

· #11 · Jun 3, 2005

Huh?

pilesoflaundry

· #12 · Jun 3, 2005

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Originally Posted by annettemarie
OK, truth time. I generally only wear skirts and, for the most part, my daughter wears only dresses or jumpers with bike shorts or leggings underneath. Or swing tops with leggings. Mostly I do this because I think it makes her look sweet and innocent. If she asked to wear pants, I would let her, though.

But the main point is you would let her!

I love dresses and skirts on little girls, I think they do look sweet. But to not ever allow her to wear pants if she wants to would be my issue.

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heldt123

· #13 · Jun 3, 2005

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Originally Posted by cappuccinosmom
Not my skirts. Unless you consider a full, ankle length denim skirt revealing. :LOL

I was thinking of kids running and playing and little boys peaking. Just the stuff I remember as a kid...climbing trees, playgrounds, etc...guess I was a tomboy in my day.

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paquerette

· #14 · Jun 3, 2005

Mamajama:

I had neighbors who were strict Baptists and the girls only wore skirts and culottes (the baggy long shorts thingies). I played with them and went places with them and even went to church with them and I wore pants. I guess they didn't feel like they had authority over someone else's kids.

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Now I can happily do all kinds of physical things in big skirts, after ~5 years of living history. :LOL

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girlndocs

· #15 · Jun 3, 2005

I've watched many girls in dresses and big baggy culottes try to play on playgrounds, climb trees, crawl through tunnels etc and it's sad. Honestly, in my experience, a parent who thinks wearing only skorts and dresses doesn't hamper their girls is kidding themselves. I have *never* seen a girl in a dress/skirt be able to keep up with her pants-wearing friends. Either she is struggling way behind them or she has to give up or modify the activity.

I think it's beyond sad for little girls to grow up with their bodies shackled and their physicality limited that way. Whenever I see it -- whether it's because of religious beliefs or because parents dress their girls to a "girly" stereotype -- it seems emblematic, to me, of the restrictions placed on all women in our culture

Leggings, even under longish swing tops, are different. They seem to allow mobility to the same degree as pants.

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thismama

· #16 · Jun 3, 2005

Of course no daughter of mine will be seen in pants outside of the house.

I believe all of you who allow your girls to wear pants are contributing to gender role confusion. And this is immoral, a big no-no.

Next thing you know they will be lesbians, sitting on the furniture with their feet up.

Girlndocs, I'm not surprised to see your post.

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fluffernutter

· #17 · Jun 3, 2005

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Originally Posted by Vermillion
Ugh… never. Nothing but bows and dresses for any girl of mine

That's pretty much what I was going to say.

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AngelBee

· #18 · Jun 3, 2005

Absolutely not.

Only mini skirts, fishnets, and sillettos!

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broodymama

· #19 · Jun 3, 2005

I never wore a dress or skirt when I was growing up, unless it was for a special occasion. In fact, even as an adult, the last time I wore a dress was on my wedding day.

Whatever you feel comfortable with!

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eightyferrettoes

· #20 · Jun 3, 2005

Hey, I'm a pants wearing girl, and I was out in public today, with my son wearing a nightgown!

We have matching nursing gowns, too.

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