[Mimi]

I agree Suzi..

When I took my son to his year 6 farewell dance (all the children being 11 or 12) I was stunned at what some of the girls were wearing (not to mention that the dance was in the auditorium upstairs at the club!). I wouldn't let those girls out of the house, let alone take them to the venue! I'm refering too very short skirts, skin tight clothing, heavy make up, highheels / boots all put together! It really made me wonder what the parent or guardian's occupation was!

I liked my pretty things but Mum never made a fuss over it so it didn't become a power struggle, where that was ALL I wanted; she was very liberal in that way. No one seriously saw my underwear until I was 17.. for me it was just liberating, a freedom of choice that was harmless.

Rather than only saying what makes us cringe, just think about when we were teens. It was all interesting and most of us had our crushes and thoughts about physical encounters, though for most of us it wasn't acted upon until much later, thankfully.