When Children's Underwear Says "Wink, Wink" There's a Problem

re: When Children's Underwear Says "Wink, Wink" There's a Problem

cryitout — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:37:31 GMT

You are my new hero, vicious. I like it.

re: When Children's Underwear Says "Wink, Wink" There's a Problem

viciousrumours — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:18:06 GMT

When my daughter was eight she came home from my ex-husband and his new wife's home with three pairs of underwear that looked like they came from Vicotria's Secret.

I took the underwear back to his home and asked him what in the hell he thought he was doing. He looked at me and said he didn't see anything wrong with them and accused me of overreacting. His wife apparently thought they were "cute".

My response was: "If your wife wants to dress her daughter up like a sleazy little Barbie Doll, that's fine. She ever does it to my child again and it will be the last time she comes to your home."

I am now called the "psycho" at their house, but there haven't been anymore inapporpriate clothing incidents.

re: When Children's Underwear Says "Wink, Wink" There's a Problem

creative-type dad — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:56:57 GMT

Why do they need a study? Wasn't that pretty obvious...?

As for the comment above, I can't speak for Spain, but we have friends (and have visited a number of times) Germany, France, Italy, Denmark...the kids are very much sexualized. This isn't just a US thing.

Even more of a reason to buy a cabin in the woods to raise my kid.

re: When Children's Underwear Says "Wink, Wink" There's a Problem

RC — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:36:54 GMT

When we went to Madrid (Spain) to visit our friends with two girls, it was so different for the girls there than here in the States - they and their friends were allowed to be little girls -even the oldest who was 11.

Despite prevailing US opinion that Europeans are more sexualized than people in the States, I have found that not to be true - at least in Spain - children are children, young adults are young adults, and grownups are grownups - there seem to be clearly defined generational social boundaries.