Dress Codes
Dress Codes have been around for sometime. When I was growing up, as a teenager, I felt that too much emphasis was placed on how someone dressed or the length of their hair. I believed that it didn't matter how long or short someone's hair was or what color it was, if that person did well in school, well in life.
When I was in the army I had to adhere to a very strict dress code and I hated it. During my military service the only time this rule was bent was during pregnancy and it wasn't even fun bending it. In the late 70's and early 80's maternity clothes were very drab, still stuck in the fifties.
I'm also the first one to admit that I do not always wear items that are "age appropriate". The one place I do try to curb some of my extremes is in the school environment. Basically, I will wear clothes that will blend with the teachers. Now, I wonder if there should be a dress code for parents. We still have codes that we are asked to adhere to at work; our children still have limitations at school, but what about parents in the school setting.
Don't get me wrong, if you've got it, flaunt it, but think about where you are flaunting it. One morning at school a woman came in with her young child and my first impression was she was an off-duty stripper. The two things that stood out were the 5" platforms and the gold, shinny, low-cut, midriff, halter-top. Just when I thought I'd seen it all at school, she raised her arms to do something and displayed her pierced navel. Now honestly, I have asked myself if this was just breast and navel envy on my part. After some thought, I still believe her attire would have been inappropriate for the school environment even if she had no cleavage and no pierced navel.
Now, I wonder why? This occurred during the end of November, so that ruled out the possibility that she was in costume for Halloween. Since this occurred before 9 a.m. in the morning, I couldn't imagine where she would be going to require such attire. Could she have slept in her clothes from a wild night at the bar? This was a Tuesday morning; I've never really known Monday to be a big bar night. Maybe this was her work attire, the next day I ruled that out when I saw the same woman in scrubs. Was she trying to influence her child's teacher? Since there are only three male teachers on staff at the school, none of them in the lower grades, I quickly ruled that out. Although, I did see the janitor in the hall that morning and I'm sure she made his day.
As I've been pondering this event Jerry and Natalie have been doing some Christmas shopping via the "Victoria Secrets" catalog. When we received a "Fredricks of Hollywood" catalog in the mail Jerry thought he would have some fun by having Natalie pick out items she liked for mommy. I've attached a scanned copy of one of the items she picked out which clearly re-enforces why dress codes will be important for Natalie. Boy, is she going to give me a run for my money!
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