You learn better if you are taught while you are young. So that is when I began to teach my kids about modesty. This is a personal decision, but I chose not to buy Faith sundresses with cute thin straps. I want her to look back and see that she always dressed the way I expect her to when she is older. If we find a sundress or a dress with straps that we love, we add a T-shirt beneath. She always looks wonderful! It makes me feel good when I hear her say she doesn't like something because it isn't modest. Hopefully this will save us a few arguments when she is a teenager. :-D
It is easy to teach modesty in the home, but the world is always giving them a different message. It starts so young with the movies they watch and the dolls they play with. Faith just found a cute Barbie she wanted to buy with birthday money. She came with two dogs. Faith wanted a doll or a toy pet. We found this and she could get both. What is there not to like?
Well that dress is definitely shorter than I would want Faith to wear. Poor Barbie, when she bends those knees to sit down she must get a terrible draft. I thought we could make some improvements to make her more comfortable.
Add some ribbon for about 30 cents and I felt like we had a winner. This dress looks so cute, you would have no idea I made any adjustments. Except it looks a lot better than their version. She looks sophisticated, smart, fun and sexy. Instead of cheap.Faith loves what I have done. She patiently waited while I made the adjustments. Then she really started the praise "Wow Mom, that is Gorgeous! Oh Mom, you are Awesome! I love you!" What better pay is there for a Mom? I hope she learned some valuable lessons from this. Don't be afraid to be different. All of the other barbies may wear the same dress, but you don't have to. That Modest is Hottest. And that you can solve many problems if you put in some effort & creativity.
Look how great it looks in the packaging. Maybe I should contact Mattel with these pictures. Wouldn't it be great if they would put some clothing on that portrays good values instead of teaching girls that life is really just about our body and how we show it off?
