"You Want My Daughter's to Wear What?" Petition Share

   Today Mayim Bialik shared a petition on her Facebook page that was started by Cassy James in Kissimmee, Florida asking American Eagle Outfitters, Urban Outfitters and Forever 21: Retailers should provide fashionable, modest, age-appropriate clothes for girls.

   I'm actually for this, I am not Jewish or Muslim, but find it comfortable to cover my hair on some days. I do not have a problem with showing some skin, but find it comfortable to wear shirts and pants that are lounge-able. I would love for my daughters to have this option as well. And the problem is that we do not have this option in the stores. It is not a matter of just what is fashionable, but we should have a wide-range of fashionable and comfortable clothes for all types of women (young and old). I want to wear comfortable pants, long skirts. Why can't we have both?

   Currently, I have two daughters who are 8 and 4. When going to a store for bathing suits, the main option (with a few one pieces around) are two pieces. For children? Why? Am I the only one who finds one pieces more comfortable for being rowdy in the pool with? Seriously?

  Looking at clothes as my kids get older, I have never been a fan of short skirts, and don't really want my daughters to wear them either. But I would like to be able to find a middle ground with her, but that middle ground is not available at all. And yes, of course I will parent and put my foot down where I need too. I have no problem with that, but it seriously would make my parenting job so much easier if I didn't have to fight over this, and I can't see how that isn't a fight sometimes.

  And what if my girls actually do want comfortable clothes? And I freely exchange comfortable with modest, because I don't expect my daughters to cover themselves from head to toe, but if you are not showing cleavage or have to worry that if your legs open too much your underwear will show, there is a certain comfort in that assurance.

  So if you are a fan of having actual choices in the teen clothing stores, please go sign the petition I linked above, I did (though I'm pretty sure the last word in the comment I left was written wrong, I'm a fan haha).