Hi there, my poor dear dusty blog. I'm sorry I've abandoned you...again. Tomorrow will be a year since I started this blog, come to find out, lol. I guess I'd know that if I visited more. I know, I know, quit guilting me.
I have a million and one things I need to get out of my head, and apparently out into cyberspace, so I'm back. Maybe this time I'll be better about updating regularly?? ;) I hope so!
So, why am I here today? Well, when I picked up #2 (aka, Aubrey) from her after-school programs yesterday, she had a couple of permission slips for me to sign. She'll be participating in "Traveling Tuesdays", which is essentially a free field trip for her every Tuesday. Woohoo!! There will be several things for them to do, one of them being swimming.
Cue the rules for swimsuits now. It has to be one-piece...well, it can be a tankini, but you'll need to wear a tee with it, so that way nobody can see your belly. If you choose a one-piece without a tee, the straps need to be a minimum of 3 fingers wide, otherwise, you'll still need to wear a tee. If you're a boy, swim trunks. That's all. No rules on how long, or how baggy, or what color, or (here's the real kicker for my 10 year old) NO TEE REQUIRED.
I asked the lovely women (who I adore, don't get me wrong!) where they thought I might get a bathing suit THREE FINGERS WIDE? My bathing suit might be 3 fingers wide, but it's because my breasts are large enough to require a thicker strap to prevent the spaghetti strap most suits have, from not cutting off my arms at the shoulders. Go ahead, hold up your 3 middle fingers, and take in how wide that is. My girls prefer a two-piece suit to a one-piece because it's easier for them to pee, if need be, than stripping naked to do so. However, if my girls wanted a two-piece because they like how they look in them, I'd still "allow" it, because I don't think they're going to run out and get pregnant because they wore a bikini.
This will end up taking me into a whole other blog post about women and modesty. (I find it to be a load of bull, for those too curious to wait for the next time I'll decide to make an appearance around here.)
I know that these women are just following the rules, but who in the hell made the rules in the first place? And when were the rules made? I kept my feelings to myself, until my 10 year old started expressing her discontent over having to wear a tee shirt to swim, but the boys don't. I'm stuck with her. What in the world makes her, and other girls, bellies off limits, but boys can go flaunting theirs with no repercussion? Boys can be completely bare shoulder, showing off their nipples (*GASP*) for the world to see, but girls need at least 3 fingers covering their shoulders, and zero amounts of belly showing? How in the world does that make any sense to anyone??
As I told her last night, it only gets worse from here, kid. Not only for women, but for men as well. Stereotypes and standards we continue to follow, but who really knows why? Women are dainty, and pretty to look at, unless their top is cut to low...those dirty sluts aren't pretty and don't deserve compliments. (Oops, keep letting that other blog post out on here, my bad.) Men are strong and brawn, and really, REALLY stupid when it comes to raising kids, and if they are good with their kids, they're probably a closet homosexual with those icky things called feelings. (**Disclaimer- I don't think LGBT have icky things called feelings, I'm talking about society here.) There are so many things I hoped that by 2013, my kids wouldn't have to be exposed to. We've advanced in so many ways, yet we still continue to live in the 19th century for others.
With that, I need to pick up my #5 from school, so I'm going go ahead and publish unedited. Forgive my mistakes, eh? :)
