I just posted “Hey kids, time to breakout the French Maid costume” at The Mom Blog over at The OC Register. If you haven’t read it and been stumped by the behavior of one OC Dad, you can do so HERE.
I also link to my “Juicy Couture Rant” which still holds just as true and still gets me just as fired-up as it did when I wrote it last year. If you JUST LOVE Juicy, don’t read it, it will ruin the joy of buying anything from them ever again. (I hope.)
Isn’t it always time to break out the French Maid costume?
I mean, I can think of some exceptions, but really very few.
Ditto on the juicy. No one over 10 should have writing on their tush and NO ONE should spend that kind of money on crap like that. 🙂
Still love the french maid/crazy dad story.
My husband has never permitted our daughter to wear clothing with words written across the backside. His philosophy has been that boys will spend enough time looking at her rear, they don’t need further encouragement! What does a teenage boy think when he reads the word “Juicy” across a girl’s hiney???
I’m with you on Juicy. I love clothes, but I have never really liked theirs. Aside from that it’s the principle – spending that kind of money for a purse or an item of clothing for a child is crazy. Not to mention the juicy on the bum – so tacky.
I’m a fashion loving mom of 3 boys and I am sooo grateful to girl moms who won’t allow their daughters to wear butt stamps. I got that term from my 12 year old; they had to have a “no butt stamps” rule for casual dress days in their Catholic school.
Big Hair Envy is right on point. Butt stamps translate to “Look at my butt!” I am not afraid to let my boys know that it is inappropriate (translation: don’t bring that girl home to me). Some of the sports teams put the team name on the butt! What are these people thinking???? My niece wore super short shorts to church with a butt stamp. I wanted to scream… and cry!
I would feel like such a sucker shelling out that kind of money for casual clothes for myself. Suzanne, you’re right. The most important thing is, what are we teaching these kids when we are spending big bucks on what is obviously a fad, the fashion of the moment? It’s such a bad example for our impressionable kids.
When I see parents bring their little girls to Tiffany’s for Valentine’s Day, I worry about the pressure my boys will have, trying to keep up with mommy and daddy’s affections. Then again, I just hope they’re turned off by that overindulged girl.
Thanks for letting me vent.