tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post113985164363954096..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: Express YourselfHenry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1140282741917987542006-02-18T09:12:00.000-08:002006-02-18T09:12:00.000-08:00You've missed some fascinating conversations on hi...You've missed some fascinating conversations on history, literature, philosophy, aesthetics and psychology then. (Not to mention some fabulous historical outfits.) The arguement that skill in verbal self-expression will completely do away with the need for sartorial self-expression is only true for a certain value of self expression. Have you ever read Elton John's lyrics? The man is hardly inarticulate.Lionesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248105912379321811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1140279542545080432006-02-18T08:19:00.000-08:002006-02-18T08:19:00.000-08:00I guess I'm going to have to take your word for it...I guess I'm going to have to take your word for it. I can't image that an adult that dresses like a character from a B-grade horror movie has anything profound to say about anything, except which types of psychiatric drugs to avoid. :)Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1140211430321097532006-02-17T13:23:00.000-08:002006-02-17T13:23:00.000-08:00Leaving aside the issue of immodest dressing, Baue...Leaving aside the issue of immodest dressing, Bauer is not entirely correct in saying that outlandish dressing is solely the province of the inarticulate. Have you ever talked to a Goth over 25? The ones I have met have been some of the most articulate and outlandishly dressed people around both.Lionesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248105912379321811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1140190343532184932006-02-17T07:32:00.000-08:002006-02-17T07:32:00.000-08:00I don't know, I thought the 70's were pretty scary...I don't know, I thought the 70's were pretty scary. :)<BR/><BR/>I am also surprised and disappointed at what girls wear to church. They become "walking pornography." That whole baggy pants thing looks so low-class. I don't know why the parents permit it.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1139886276881003362006-02-13T19:04:00.000-08:002006-02-13T19:04:00.000-08:00The sad thing is that many of these parents are ot...The sad thing is that many of these parents are otherwise very involved with their children. For some reason, they just don't recognize the danger signs. <BR/><BR/>I had a run in with our local Parks and Rec program a few years ago on this topic. I signed my girls (3 and 5 years old) up for a dance recital. On the first day of class, I met with the instructor asked about the costume. She assured me it would be appropriate, a dog costume. It ended up being a polka-dotted outfit with dog ears and a tail. It looked like what you would imagine a stripper in Los Vegas would wear (flesh colored tights, long white gloves, sequins, spaghetti strap, yuk). The worst part is I pad $50 a piece for them and could give them back.<BR/><BR/>The next year I tried again. This time the dance outfit was crop shorts and bikini top. I went and talked to the director of the Parks and Rec. She assured me that they don't allow bare midriff for the big girls, but they didn't see any harm if the little girls dress that way. <BR/><BR/>I responded that, "If a didn't want my teen to dress that way, why would I dress my toddler that way?" We dropped out and I demanded a refund.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1139886108468320822006-02-13T19:01:00.000-08:002006-02-13T19:01:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1139859670785776792006-02-13T11:41:00.000-08:002006-02-13T11:41:00.000-08:00I couldn't agree more. There are still modest clot...I couldn't agree more. There are still modest clothing in bright, fun colors (LLBean and Land's End types), and my daughter never hates what I bring home, as long as it isn't lime green! I am often baffled at parents who allow their girls to dress like trollops yet are shocked to find out that they are those early involved with negative peer situation: drugs, alcohol and sex. Obviously, peer image is way more important than they choose to recognize. I wouldn't have had much to say to that mother either!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016672238795146767noreply@blogger.com