Today Rosie and I played fashion show. She put on her summer clothes from last year, I cranked music of her choice: "Kids singing pop music", and she pranced down a runway of blankets while I determined what she'd grown out of and what she hadn't.
She hates pictures otherwise, I'd have taken some and posted them here.
What surprised me was my reaction at seeing our 10-year-old come out of her room in a really, really short skirt. I told her to keep it she'd have to wear leggings even in the summer. How about booty shorts underneath, she asked. Nope, I said. Then I got up and got a ruler. Yes, I got out a ruler to explain how far from her knee her skirts had to be if she was going to wear them without normal shorts or leggings. Have I become a nun?
I won't even explain what booty shorts are, but if you know what they are and have any 10-year-old appropriate ways to explain to a 10-year-old why she shouldn't wear them, please pass them on. My mom's fall-back was "because that's slutty" which I don't think is something I want to say to Rose in those words.
Although, my mom was lucky in that I was 16 and asking to wear a tank top before the "sl" word was ever said.
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