The other day I heard a man talking about other women and doing exactly what Mary Ann was talking about, commenting on their anatomy. His wife was present at the time. She looked embarrassed and I felt sorry for her, having to put up with a husband who does that.
It’s something I’ve not encountered in my own marriage, for which I am very thankful. Mick’s never been one to flirt with or talk about other women. He doesn’t even notice when other women smile at him as happened the other day while we were shopping. He doesn’t look at and comment on other women any more than I look at and comment on other men, except in a passing or, sometimes I admit, a negative way. Like the other day a young girl crossed at the lights in front of our car.
She wore a black dress that was practically sprayed on and black boots. The boots were longer than the length of the skirt of the dress. It was so tight she couldn’t even walk properly in it. Yes, Mick and I both commented on that and said how glad we were that our daughter had never dressed like that. Of course if she had, we would have sat down and explained it was not appropriate dress and why it was not appropriate.
Our daughter always looked appropriately dressed when she went out. If she wore short skirts and I have no problem with that. I used to wear mini skirts too there were still a decent length.
Mary Ann’s post was good, because a strong male role model can have such an influence on the way a young girl dresses and behaves. If they look up to and love their father they will not want to see disappointment in their eyes. As I looked at the young girl the other day in the sprayed on dress, I couldn’t help but wonder if she’d ever had a positive male role model in her household. Or even a positive female role model. I suspect not.
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