Rebecca Hagelin has a powerful piece on the daily, difficult work of raising good kids in a bad culture. Do read the whole thing, but here's the set up...
If you don’t have young girls, then you probably can’t understand the dilemma. It’s quite simple, really. The problem is that there are virtually no swimsuits, tops or shorts designed for tweens and teens that don’t resemble something a streetwalker would wear. As a capitalist, I find it very strange that an entire segment of the American population is so underserved -- very strange indeed. Most of the moms and dads I know are thoroughly frustrated with the poor selection of clothing, but in the end, shrug their shoulders, cast aside their best judgment, and purchase the teeny weenie bikini for their innocent young daughters anyway.
But not me...
Note: Rebecca's musings about a large segment of the public being ill served by clothiers is really interesting. One wonders why Christians (who have proven to be such a powerful economic force in buying books and music and religious trinkets) have so easily thrown in the towel when it comes to appropriate attire.
