I have a fourteen year old teenage daughter.
Thank you, Thank you for your empathy.
A few days ago we went shopping for a bathing suit for her.
I did a lot of this
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Because if you have a 14-year-old daughter you know that something like bathing suit shopping can turn into an epic battle.
Oh, it all starts off sweet...until she comes over to me holding a suit like this...
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OK OK, it looked more like this but.....
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As a mother of a teenage girl all bikinis look like this to me
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All of them emphasize the parts we don't want them to show.
But I was ready; I showed her a picture of a good suit that I thought was perfect for her. "Look" I said "The girl in the picture is SMILING. I bet she made Her Mom very happy"
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She answered by doing the teenager eye roll.
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To which I calmly responded...
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saying something along the lines of...
" My way or the highway"
"Like it or lump it"
"Too bad so sad"
She walked back to the racks of suits and brought back something like these
I lovingly said " If you keep bringing me itty bitty swimsuits I'll make you wear this!"
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Her response
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Mine
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and then a compromise
She got a tankini that sort of looks like this
sourceTomorrow we are going shopping for shorts
back to this
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Awesome, you must spend so much time searching for those pictures?? They are always so app for the post you are presenting, made me laugh :)
ReplyDeleteThat was funny, Joanne, but I do know exactly what you are going through!
ReplyDeleteI don't envy you bringing up a teenager these days...glad my days are over.
ReplyDeleteSo funny. Shopping for teenage boys can be tricky but at least they wear their shorts long and their shirts baggy.
ReplyDeleteShopping with a girl would be far more challenging
HA HA! I remember having this same issue with my mom. I think she would've been happy if it had one of those skirts from earlier days :)
ReplyDeleteTo this day, I settle for a tankini too
I love this. At one time my daughter was 14 so I know exactly what you are going through.
ReplyDeleteI like the tankini.
the compromise was cute i like those tanktini
ReplyDeletehaha i sympathize--but i should be honest---when i was around your daughter's age and actually looked great in a two piece, my mom would not let me get the one i wanted, i can still see it haha--and again i have to admit, i allow my daughter to wear a bikini---but i would not allow a string one!!!--i love that tankini:)
ReplyDeleteEvery teenage girl I see have those butt-hugging shorts on. I wonder how they get out of the house. Especially when there's a lot of butt to hug.
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Good compromise!!! Good luck with the shorts thing!!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I remember the famous eye roll. I used to get that. Thanks for the memory. It looks as though you made a good choice. Have fun shopping for shorts.
ReplyDeleteToo too funny and I am glad you are strong, and the compromise suit looks good. Get some rest for shopping for shorts.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for the tankini..........
ReplyDeleteOH boy!!! Ok I'm glad I have boys, I think I would have lost it in the store. I like the one you decided on :)
ReplyDeleteI want continuation... I'll be waiting for a shorts story because this just made me laugh very hard:) Now that I have a daughter too, I can already empathize a little bit.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I know how you feel. My 13 year old likes those kind of suits too . . .and tankinis are the compromise.
ReplyDeleteThe tankini is a great compromise; it's not made of dental floss. I hope the shorts shopping caused less angst.
ReplyDeleteBe well, Joanne.
xoRobyn
Being a teen, I have absolutely no problem seeing girls in bikinis. But sometimes, I understand why parents don't want their kids to wear them. But I think that moms should think back to when they were trying to impress boys.
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