Standards

I witnessed something Saturday that really struck me for the first time ever. Well, first off, I actually went shopping with Zach (he didn't really give an opinion on the dresses I tried on, but I guess I'm training him for his future female relationships:) Anyway, as I am searching for a semi-formal dress at 10am on a Saturday in Macy's, a young teenage girl is browsing the formals with her parents. She is clearly MAYBE 13, probably even a little younger... and OF COURSE I eavesdropped... Like I said, it was just me and Zach (and a gillion old people, since no one my age could get their rock star selves out of bed that early)! Party on GenX... Back to the story... The parents are trying to be hip, "Oh, honey look at this cute dress." "This one's super cool." Oh, parents of teens... parents trying so hard... Anyway, as they go along through some pretty promiscuous dresses (short, cleavage, short, etc... not something a 12 year old should wear...) I hear the mom say, "Well, how short did the school say your dress could be?" Really parents of an almost teenager?! Are you going to let a school policy dictate how your child should dress. Scary. I am certainly no expert on raising children, let alone teenagers, but something tells me my children should have standards (and morals) that go beyond the public school system. Anyway, note to self: instill values and standards in my kiddos before they rely on the public school system to do it for them.