Teenage Daughters

[sophiepop]

Originally Posted by Twin mummy

My 15 year old girls are the opposite in that they hate short shorts, skirts etc. In the end they got denim “middle aged women” shorts from Tesco as they were horrified at the tiny shorts in primary etc. Think I’m problem they only mother in the
World who wishes their daughters wouldn’t be so conservative.

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Mine is like yours

Not because of anything I've said or done either. She just chooses not to flash herself (her words, not mine)

She's 17 btw

[cherub85]

I’d let her get on with it. Rules in our house are no butt cheeks showing though!

[windsor_hills]

Thank you everyone for letting me vent and for your advice and words of wisdom. Some really helpful advice here. Thank you x x x

[Snowball24]

Snap I have a 14 yr old dd i feel.the pain but she wants to be fashionable and like her friends. I.dont worry too much but draw the line at v short skirts or too plunging bras!

[jovimum]

I have the total opposite! DD16 has to have every bit of skin covered up! Even during lovely warm weather it is black skinny jeans, long sleeve top and a hoody - at a push she will swap the hoody for a long sleeve over shirt! It drives me crazy - i'm sweating just thinking about it!

[JessBlu]

Thank your lucky stars this is the only problem you have with her.

Let her wear what she wants, I like the no but cheeks rule.

Tell hubby to calm down and but out you are making the decisions he is going to have to deal with more than this with his baby girl over the coming years and his little girl is a beautiful young lady now .

[PPM]

To put things into perspective. In England you can get married ( with parents approval) at 16. In Scotland you don’t even need parents permission.
So perhaps we treat our kids as younger than they are. A 15 year old is very close to being independent ... we have to let them make there way in life.

[Guest]

Originally Posted by PPM

To put things into perspective. In England you can get married ( with parents approval) at 16. In Scotland you don’t even need parents permission.
So perhaps we treat our kids as younger than they are. A 15 year old is very close to being independent ... we have to let them make there way in life.

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That’s all well and good but I don’t know anyone who lets their 15 year old do what they like because they’re nearly 16 .
Reality is very different as is society today .

[WhereIBelong]

Originally Posted by PumpkinKitty

That’s all well and good but I don’t know anyone who lets their 15 year old do what they like because they’re nearly 16 .
Reality is very different as is society today .

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My 15 yr old is running her own business as a babysitter/dog walker. She is independent, chooses her own clothes, gets herself to and from school etc. She cooks for us all at least once a week, volunteers at the local charity shop one weekend day a week.

It would be a very odd conversation with me telling her what to do when she is so switched on anyhow.

Reality is very different indeed.

[Lisa-72]

Originally Posted by Claudette

I think at 15, other than abiding to a school uniform, she should have some freedom to choose her own clothes. Loads of 15 year old girls wear short skirts and why shouldn’t they.

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Not sure I agree, as a mother of a teenager she wears what I suggest within reason.