Originally Posted By mele I wasn't calling you a prude, vbdad. I'm just saying that for myself, I would consider myself a prude if I started harping at my daughter for her clothing once she's an adult. I do control what she wears now and will do my best as long as she's a minor. I'm sure I'll annoy the hell out of her and fail to control her miserably while she's in my teens but once she's 18, I hope I take a step back. My mother and aunt were absurdly controlling of me (and my clothing) so it's just one of my personal issues, not anything against you.
Originally Posted By mele Oops, I mean I will fail miserably to control her while she's in HER teens.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 you will take a step back after the teens ( and you are right - 16 - 18 will be a nightmare - but it gets better ) -- however it is not a matter of me tellingher what to do, but more of me giving my opinion, no different than what i would expect her to do back to me in a similar situation.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 btw - the issue I have is not with you here on the posts - you are not telling me I basically have no right to give direction to my daughter because somehow I am infringing on her rights as a human being. She is still going to school full time , I pay for her car / her gas/ her spendingmoney etc - as she does not work while finishing school ( and I have no problem with that)) - but just because she is 22 - things have not changed much from when she was 16 -- and the good thing is - she still seeks out advice, and now she is wise enough to give advice back to us also - what I view as a good family relationship....
Originally Posted By trekkeruss i don't quite understand what all the fuss is about. On most planes you're so packed in, there's little room to move around. If you're sitting in most seats, the only thing you can see if the seatback in front of you, which is almost if not in your lap.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip My daughter is 24. I promised her that for her 25th birthday she could take off the burka... ;-)
Originally Posted By Mr X This thread reminds me of that Ali McBeal episode where the judge threw her in jail because her skirt was too short for his taste. As long as you're not violating any decency laws, you should wear whatever you want. Of course, there IS a certain line people have to stick to (unfortunately)...a woman in a bikini or a man in a speedo and wife beater would be welcomed on a beach but most certainly rejected from any flight. Although, the double standard applies here as well, since a man in very short cutoff jeans and a wife beater COULD probably board a flight while a woman in short cutoff jeans and a bikini top (an equivalant outfit) would probably be turned away. And before you get into the "bikini tops are never appropriate" argument, consider the fact that a woman in a halter top that bares her midriff WOULD be allowed to board most likely. An outfit such as this <a href="http://tinyurl.com/36rr6p" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/36rr6p</a>, in other words.
Originally Posted By Mr X **Are you a parent ? Have daughters ? If not then you would have no clue as to someone who does' point of view** I'm getting real tired of this kind of garbage. Reminds me of the guy who told me if I'd never been interrogated by cops, I have no clue and no right to comment on what sort of interrogation is inappropriate. Whatever.
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Originally Posted By RoadTrip Whatever... Until you are a parent you really have NO CLUE what it is actually like. It was a helluva lot different from what I imagined and my guess is that feeling is almost universal among parents. But you know it all, so go ahead and bash away.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I AM a parent.>> Then do you agree with the validity of this statement (just curious – not a huge deal one way or the other)? It was a helluva lot different from what I imagined and my guess is that feeling is almost universal among parents. <<And it wasn't you I was bashing, so what do you care?>> VBdad is a very decent man and does not deserve the grief you gave him. I don't know what you think the screen name VBdad signals, but it just means 1) He loves the DVC resort at Vero Beach and 2) He is a dad. Many folks here use Dad or Mom as part of their screen name. I guess I don't see it as anything that unusual.
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Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<parents need to understand that their kids are people too, and deserve respect and consideration as individuals. >> I don't think VBdad would disagree with you on that. He feels that a parent's role as a child matures is to provide guidance... not to control. I agree with that 100%.
