Is that kid really wearing pajamas to school? Was he late with no time to get dressed? No, he is really wearing pajamas to school. What is with the current dress trends of our teens? Now, I realize we were not very classy either and trends will be trends. I remember wearing about six bright pink belts in seventh grade (aka Cyndi Lauper style). But, you never would have caught me dead in pajamas (unless it was Halloween, which I did once or twice dressed as a baby). And, what is with all the visible back end cracks. That used to be stereotypical of a plumber, now it is teens. I have to say the one that makes me the craziest is the boys whose pants are down to their knees. They are seriously walking around with their pants down to their knees and boxers hanging above them! Seriously! How on earth can that be comfortable? I saw a boy doing yard work like that once, how?!
Maybe I am getting old and not relating here, but there is no way my son will walk out of my house with pants pulled down to his knees. Nor will my daughter leave the house with her crack and a thong sticking out. Maybe I will eat my words someday, but being my kids are in middle school already, I think not.
Do you let your kids dress like this?
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I can't understand the pants below the bum either. I'm all about comfortable and wondering if my pantaloons are falling off all day isn't comfy.
I'm pretty sure we'll have influence even in the teen years. If not there's always, "as long as your in my house... my rules." That works, right?
Hello generationxmom,
The girls, I wear skinny jeans with my uggs over them. I do not wear my thong showing My daughter would not wear a thong if it was the only thing in the house. They are just uncomfortable. These jeans that only have 3 inches from the middle crotch to the belt line, a two inch zipper just are not classy they are trashy. My daughter is like I was in Middle School, High School. I wouldnt be caught dead in all those belts and I was not about to wear anything that would draw attention to me. I just wanted to go to school and come home. My daughter is more outgoing than I was but she definately does not want all that attention.
My son lives with his Dad. I just could not do the baggy jeans. I worry about the back problems these teens and tweens are up for. Have you seen how out of place there knees are to their feet and back. My God how could it be comfortable. The Chiropractors and back surgeons of the future are gonna be cazillionairs. I keep telling my kids the job of the future will be related to muscle problems and back problems.
Thanks Teresa
My daughter is only a toddler but there is no way in h*** I would let my her wear something were men can see her crack! It's disgusting. Hopefully when those teens are older they will be embarrassed!
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My son is only 2 so I'm hoping by the time he's old enough to start caring about fashing this won't even be an issue!! :)
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I'm not a particular fan of the super skinny jeans on boys and girls alike. Eeek.
My family was super strict on my dress code growing up, so I want to be a little more lenient with Turtle MacGyver is pretty straight-laced, though, so we're going to have to get on the same page before we get there.
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Oh yes, I see it all the time. Skinny jeans and shoes with no frigging laces in them are the rage here. Kids are walking around in shoes that are about to fall off of them looking all sloppy. It's maddening!!
I totally agree!! I don't get it either. I always wonder what makes them think they look good... and where were their parents when they left the house.
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I'm with you on the jeans around the knees - not pretty! But I have to admit I'm partial to pjs. If I don't have to go any further than Starbucks, I may just wear the same sweats I slept in - I'm not proud, but I'm comfortable :). My kids are also partial to pjs, but then again they're only two and four... Loving your posts :).
Peryl
I'm the mother of a teen girl and a tween boy and let me tell you how much drama there would be if either of them tried to leave my house looking like that!
I will say this, last week was spirit week at school and they had pajama day, and gender bender day where you dressed like the opposite sex, wacky tacky day, etc.
It's completely optional if the kids want to participate but, that's the only way they would ever wear pajamas or something odd to school.
Came over from SITS to say hope you are having a great day.
I do not have kids, but I agree with you that the so called "fashion" going on is just odd.
Hi, Dahlia -
Thanks for stopping by my blog and taking the time to comment. Pam's Perspective is one of my favorites!
I'm totally with you on the so-called fashions! When my oldest son (now 15) was in middle school, I spent a lot of time in the front office (he has some medical issues, so I dropped him off and picked him up several times a day)...and I couldn't believe what I was seeing! Especially the girls...walking around in PJ's and slippers! Makes the jeans and flannel shirts of my day look formal. And I think - IMHO - that parents who let their young girls wear thongs sticking out of their low-cut pants have completely lost their minds!
Sue
P.S. Love your blog so far! I may become a regular. In addition to my chronic illness blog that you visited yesterday, you might enjoy my book blog:
www.greatbooksforkidsandteens.com
Lots of great book recommendations for middle-schoolers like yours!
My girls are both in HS and we don't let them wear pajama bottoms to school. We did finally cave and let them wear sweat pants to school during finals week. And I agree about the butt crack thing. It seems that jeans are so low cut now that it simply can't be helped. At least not easily and without wearing Mom Jeans. My girls both struggle with this. They have taken to wearing long stretchy camis under all their tops and they pull them down over the tops of their pants. If anyone knows of a stylish brand of jeans that sit a little a higher and don't ride down, please let me know.
Pam,
My daughter and I just go pick thru Ross Dress 4 Less. We spend up to an hour going back and forth looking for jeans that meet your criteria. We dont shop by brand but by cut or style of jeans. I hope this helps and if we are not suppose to mention specific stores I apoligize to my fellow bloggers.
It's not just kids in school. I was shopping recently, not sure if it was the grocery store, but I noticed TWO young women (they didn't look like teens) not only in what looked like pajama bottoms but they had slippers on their feet!
No kids at home now but trying to buy clothing for granddaughters is no fun. Can't find much of anything that doesn't make an 11 year old look like a hooker.
I just found your blog and I love it! I worked at a wealthy high school in West Los Angeles. The kids dressed like they were street people.
My teens wear shorts, even on cold days, because they are warm-blooded. It took me a long time to let go of the fact they should wear long pants when its cold. They also only wear fleece lined hoodies instead of coats, no gloves or hats. Drives me nuts! Pjs to school should be banned.
Oh, you're soo particular... C'mon... you have a problem with your daughter's crack hanging out and her thong exposed?
Listen, I AM SOOO ON YOUR PAGE! When we went to HIGH SCHOOL (thankfullY!!!) -- what was in was the BAGGIER and bigger the clothes (for girls), the better. I"m just praying when my daughter gets to Middle School this trend will be back... it all circles back, right???
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