Okay, I'll start this out with the fact that I don't have children (well, the two legged kind anyway). But I wonder what are parents thinking these days? What brings this up is the latest picture of Noah Cyrus, Miley's little sis and daughter of Billy Ray. This little girl is 10 years old. Last Halloween she was dressed in a sexy costume at some event. I know it's sick to use that word with a child (she was 9 at the time) but that is what it was. There is a pic this week of Noah with her big sis and mom. This child (she's 10, she's still a child!) has on Daisy Duke shorts and a top with what what looks like a bra peeping out of the top! I am not a prude by any means, but a 10 year old dressing like this girl dresses just sickens me. And it's not just celebrity parents letting their children do this, just go to the mall and look around. Jason & I were going through a store recently and saw a girl who looked to be about 9 or 10 with a cropped top and mini skirt on, and when I say cropped top, it stopped right below her chest. What was even weirder was the Mom was dressed very conservatively so it wasn't a case of a "mini-me." I've heard sometimes its not worth the fight over letting the kids pick out their clothes, but there is a difference between letting the child out of the house is something that's just mismatched and something that is advertising your child to the perverts out there. And while I'm on a soap box, what about the way some parents let their kids behave out in public? We were out to eat last night and there was an area that had video games. Okay, I don't have a problem with turning your kids loose to play the games. But these kids took over that whole section, running, dancing & yelling, while the parents just sat back and chatted. We & another couple were the unlucky ones closest to this racket, the parents were a section over (I guess so they wouldn't be as bothered as the rest of us). We also watched a 10 or 11 year old boy in this group pull out his new phone to show off. It was the newest Blackberry! Really??!! So we're watching a generation of kids who are allowed to dress and do as they please and are used to getting whatever they want. God help us when these are the adults in charge of our corporations and our country. I personally know some parents who are NOT raising their children this way and God bless them, because their children will grow up to be responsible, well rounded adults. I saw a segment on parenting recently on a news show and the main point being made was that parents aren't there to be the child's best friend. You're the parent and you're in charge and sometimes you have to do things that your kids don't like, but it's for their own good. And the good of our future.
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