tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793561531129775733.post8967184511726739278..comments2023-04-17T04:11:33.193-07:00Comments on Counsel Me: A Workplace Topic of Conversation TodayFrantic Pharmacisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15804872250102867314noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793561531129775733.post-53260220050177756282010-10-05T11:26:38.056-07:002010-10-05T11:26:38.056-07:00I agree that we have set expectations way to far f...I agree that we have set expectations way to far for our kids when it comes to what amounts to living vicariously thru them. We endure way too many sexual images way too young. I am made ill when I see some of the clothes that really young girls wear. My neice wanted to buy some sweat pants (low cut) with the word "booty" emblazoned on the rear end. Mother said "absolutely NO". she was about 8. Good God, let kids be kids. play with barbie dolls, have tea parties, throw a ball around, play hide and seek like we did. Whats the hurry to throw sex into everything?? I do would like to see the clock rolled back just a bit.pharmacy chickhttp://pharmacychick.blogpharm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793561531129775733.post-26209232030862705222010-09-29T11:36:20.941-07:002010-09-29T11:36:20.941-07:00My 5-year old niece, while walking with me through...My 5-year old niece, while walking with me through a well-known department store, kept stopping and striking poses as we passed the bra and panty section. I asked her what she was doing and she said she was "being sexy". I was a little taken aback, and then, she looked up at me and asked, "Auntie, what does sexy mean?" SIGH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793561531129775733.post-49599198879143834722010-09-29T11:33:21.946-07:002010-09-29T11:33:21.946-07:00I'm not a father but if I ever get the chance ...I'm not a father but if I ever get the chance in the future I sure hope I have boys. Not because I really want boys more but because I don't think I can handle the responsibilities of raising girls. But I guess being a parent is tough either way and being a kid these days is really tough!The Redheaded Pharmacisthttp://www.theredheadedpharmacist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793561531129775733.post-39648244786131489852010-09-28T20:04:20.464-07:002010-09-28T20:04:20.464-07:00Boys are encouraged to act on their "biologic...Boys are encouraged to act on their "biological imperative" (yeah, right) and girls are still supposed to be pretty, sexy, and hide their intelligence. <br /><br />Proper sex education can't be taught in schools - I'm guessing it's still girls watch some silly DVD sponsored by Playtex or Tampax and boys watch ESPN. IMHO, everybody ought to have to watch the same video, with graphic outcomes incomes including pregnancy and STDS and be equally informed/embarrassed. <br /><br />Disclaimer: I got my first bra in 4th grade, and it was neither a training bra nor was it padded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793561531129775733.post-29954526009173340882010-09-28T19:15:56.720-07:002010-09-28T19:15:56.720-07:00It's not just a problem for girls -- I have a ...It's not just a problem for girls -- I have a 12 year old son and some of the lyrics you hear on the radio are appalling messages about how to treat a woman: "Honey got a booty like pow, pow, pow; Honey got some boobies like wow, oh wow" YIKES!!!!!!!!!! OttawaRPhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793561531129775733.post-14733414354869387792010-09-28T04:35:33.054-07:002010-09-28T04:35:33.054-07:00Very good post.Very good post.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793561531129775733.post-16778136339683455502010-09-27T22:08:14.471-07:002010-09-27T22:08:14.471-07:00So well said, Frantic. Girls are taught that thei...So well said, Frantic. Girls are taught that their whole worth is tied to their attractiveness to men, then when they get older and act on it, they are branded as sluts and ho's. It disgusts me. I was shopping for a gift for my then-9-year-old cousin, at a store marketed toward her age range, and they had little bitty PADDED BRAS for pre-teens. Absolutely sickening.Pharmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244642744865657599noreply@blogger.com