My age group....18-25

[Island_Girl]

This year is the first year that I had any problems with shopping. Honestly, I'm standing there at Wally-World with my mother and I realized that my heart was racing....my hands were clammy....I was having trouble breathing.....I was having a friggin' panic attack!!! This is what I believe brought it on....I have been noticing the teenage girls that wear these hip-huggin' jeans (sometimes with thongs hangin' out), tiny little tees with sexually self-promoting messages on them, or they have elastic waistband pants/shorts on in which they roll them down to the lowest part of their hips. These girls are everywhere!!! The little spaghetti-strap blouses....only one shoulder blouses.....tight blouses........short blouses......neon blouses......any clothes that ATTRACTS attention blouses!!?!?!?!?! I have no idea what some of these parents are thinking sometimes!!! Anyway, back to my panic attack....I guess I was just sitting there thinking about how tough it is for these kids to try and fit in. I was thinking of how scared I am knowing that my girls have to contest with these kids and the latest greatest fashion trends which are nowhere near their mom's "acceptable attire" radar. I know how difficult the peer pressure will be to fit in and so on and so forth, and I guess that's what I was feeling. I knew that I would remain true to my convictions, but in the same breath.....I knew that it meant that my daughters would have to defend these convictions to their peers. I was overwhelmed thinking about it standing their in Wally-World, I guess.
So, this is how it turned out.....I quit shopping that day, didn't buy one thing. I decided to take the girls with me the following week. Before we left, I explained to them that I was having a hard time shopping for them, I expressed my fears/concerns, and then I told them that they were my most important thing. I asked them if they could please just "not argue with me" if I say "no" and if they really wanted something that I would try to be a little more open-minded about their wishes. The girls are whips, they know what's up with me. They were very good when we went shopping and I didn't have another episode until we hit the last store.....that's when I wondered.....did I do the right thing??? Did I make good purchases?????? Was that pink shirt too short????? Blah Blah Blah Blah!!!!!

I know it sounds like I'm uptight, but my rules are simple:
*no mid-drifts,
*no short-shorts,
*no low-cut blouses
*no sleeveless......
*always respect yourself.



Holy shivitz!!! I just went off again! God bless all you mothers and fathers out there. Especially you TX....I've seen your daughter, but I know she can handle herself. She is skilled in martial arts?????? Which, come to think of it........that's not a bad idea.

[Jynkxxie]

I could not get this to quote, however....

Originally posted by Thumper:

"I have ZERO patience for the dolts in my age group."

Trust me I have problems with a lot of age groups...but I have to agree with you...mine particulary (sp) disgusts me.

[GMan26]

All I know is when I was in high school no girls were wearing the outfits I see today. The stuff "teens" talk about today and know about is insane. Its scary. I think the internet has a lot to do with this. Girls today are "hooking up" way too young. My cousin who is a senior in high school has already done the deed(s). Its like there is no morals or... not sure of the word.... anymore.

I avoid the mall at all costs. When I am there its a "fashion show". I also like to people watch and to observe. It is interesting. A lot of these girls are dressed too openly. I mean they have their stuff hanging out. They are too young to be wearing this kind of stuff. I do notice a lot of more "overweight" teens than when I was in HS. Its kind of interesting.

This whole "reality" shows on network TV is old. I hate them so much. Its not reality and its giving teens, etc... a false sense of the real world. There is no such thing as reality TV. Its all calculated, scripted, etc... If it were a hidden camera then there's a reality show. It would probably be boring... I have to admit "The Restaurant" was a decent reality show. I enjoyed it even though I knew it was all pre-rehearsed...

I was at the range this past weekend where I saw these kids come in with their Glocks. One kid was actualling rapping "I don't go no where w/o my pistol pistol" before he went onto the range. I guess its a M&M song or something. Jogging pants w/one pant leg up, that black headtie that goes around their shaved heads, huge XXXL t-shirt. I'm watching them and this guy has two guns in each hand. I'm thinking if he fires both of those at the same time he's gonna get thrown out. Well he did not. Come to find out the kid was a cop. He looked no more than 20. Times a changing!

[shinkendo man]

Most teenagers today are stuck up little prepy b!tches who are about as dense as lead. And I have room to talk because I am 19. Most of them have been spoiled rotten because their parents didn't "believe" in spanking.(spare the rod spoil the child) when I miss behaved I got the sh!t tore out my legs with a leather belt. I do a lot of carpentry and remodeling and as early as last night I heard a little snot about 14 screaming and cussing his mom because he did not want to do his home work. All she had to say was "ok honey"
Because of this, adults have come to expect less of us. I wrote a paper for college that the computer said was on a seventh grade level, the teacher looked at it and marked off points because it was(honest to God these were her exact words)" To sophisticated to easily understand."

[sparrow803]

Sheeeeesshh! Y'All should have grown up in the 60's :_protest:

[mcsap]

Lots of "slutty" looking teens out there these days.

[Dan]

Don't hate all of us, lol, there is a couple of us left who dont dress like retards with clothes 5x too big, and talk like morons, and who actually respect our veterans and our military.
:D

[zander_zye]

Originally posted by mcsap
Lots of "slutty" looking teens out there these days.

I kinda like the slutty teens of my day! Skin tight jeans -- hehehe