Amelia said something to me the other day that was disturbing. She asked, "Why do girls wear their bra and underwear to the swimming pool?" Sorry for the graphic pictures, but this is why my daughter is confused...
Seriously ladies, it's time to set a good example for our kids. I know I'm on the very conservative side of the dress code world, but I think we can all cover up a little more. I know this type of discussion is usually targeted at women with the reason that men can't help but look at all that skin. But what about our girls? What about my daughter? What about yours?
I own a bikini. I wear it at my sister's pool and my pool when it's just us girls. Even I like to get some sun on my china-doll white belly. But I have made it a very clear dress code with my girls, no bikinis around boys- even if you are 6 and 2. It has to start sometime and somewhere. I am not naive enough to think that the day will come when Amelia pitches a royal fit about her swimsuit. And you know why she will? Because everyone else is wearing bikinis, including her friends' mothers. And who can blame her for wanting to fit in? I can't and won't, but that doesn't mean I'll budge.
The Lord made each of us beautifully and wonderfully. That doesn't mean we should be showing the world. I don't think we should wear a conservative suit just because we want to hide our imperfections. We should love our bodies enough to respect them and the Lord. And yes, it's hard to find a cute conservative suit, but it can be done. Promise, I've done it. At the end of last season I paid $25 for a $180 suit from Macy's, and it's adorable.
Please do not take this post as judgment. It's meant as a challenge. To challenge us to think about what the world is telling us is OK and acceptable. If you wear a bikini I will still love you, just don't snicker at my swim skirt. I like it!
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Psalm 139: 14
6 comments:
Amen, Sister! The rule at our house was bikinis at our pool, one pieces if you went somewhere else. I know the girls started wearing bikinis more after they left home, but I feel good about the rules we had.
I have a swim skirt too and feel naked in anything else. Good challenge for us all to consider.
Amen! I searched high and low last year to find London a non-bikini swimsuit, which is ridiculous! I needed a 6-9 months, and everything was a bikini! For a baby! What the heck?!?!? Even moving off the modesty train, let's just expose more skin to the sun's harmful rays. Sounds super smart.
I'm totally with you. Totally.
Hey Erin,
I totally agree with you. There is a book I've been meaning to buy/read titled, "Girls Gone Mild" by Wendy Shalit. She has a blog I just found and thought I would share it with you. http://www.girlsgonemild.com/
Anyways, I feel like it's such an uphill battle. It's hard to maintain focus sometimes.
totally agree!
and anyway... what's with the style for the boys being baggy shorts? can't us girls get a break? i mean really. how many of us are thrilled about skin tight nylon spandex hiked up above our thighs and squeezing our midsection?
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