The saddest example of the inequality is that my youngest son is at least 1 or 2 sizes smaller than her, and his jeans fit her just fine (fanny covering & room to bend, crawl & play hard) ...with the exception of them being too short. If that doesn't say something, I don't know what does!
Friday, March 20, 2009
A rant for women everywhere (or at least in the USA)
My daughter is 4 years old. She is beautiful & not overweight or obese or inactive. She is a healthy, active little girl that loves to dress up and play in the dirt...preferably at the same time! And, I am having the HARDEST time finding jeans that fit her. She has a butt - it runs in the family. It's more than that though - I can't find any jeans for her that actually cover her butt. Since when should little girls be wearing low cut jeans? Since when should they have no other options? On top of that...said low cut jeans are also quite tight in the legs...so what little girl can actually play comfortably on the playsets - climbing, crawling and having a great time? And at the very same time, her fanny is hanging out & getting cold. Good lord! This is NOT okay. And we wonder why the women in America have such bad body images/issues. They are made to feel bad about their bodies from practically birth by the clothing industry. It is so frustrating! I am going out in a desperate attempt to find suitable jeans for her today. She shouldn't have to buy jeans 3 sizes too big just to be able to move in them - to still have her fanny hanging out! Grrr...
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That's tough :( Little Peanut also has a butt though it's very much smaller and I was SO shocked that target's jeans barely covered half her butt. She's 1! What kind of people put their 1 year olds in those silly things???
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the clothing hunt... I'd look somewhere like sears and try to find her levis (they have girl ones too!)