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Jul. 7, 2006
Between 2 Worlds
I've been meaning to blog these thoughts since the conference, but just didn't get the time.
It was an interesting dichotomy going to the conference, and yet staying at my Mom's. My 15 yo niece was at Mom's too, and on Monday night, my brother and 17 yo nephew came by for supper. These dc are both ps, traditional teens. Dn was wearing a spaghetti strap top in some gauzy material, and dn had his baggy jeans dragging the floor with the crotch 1/2 way to the knees. He proceeded to tell us of the 'cute girls' in the Firebird who pulled up next to he and his buddy at a stoplight, and they got their phone numbers and 'hung out' for a while. "They were really nice." UGH! (Meanwhile, I'm wanting to take my dc and our food to another room). Dn's clothing gets worse rather than better through the week--short shorts, belly baring, tight shirts--typical teen girl stuff).
So, I go to the conference, where I see clean-cut young men, feminine young ladies, and a respectful air between the 2. I see young men holding doors for young ladies. Mostly, the groups stay fairly segregated. Speakers are discussing modesty, purity, femininity. And one even expressed her desire that her daughters "radiated virginity"! (Imagine!).
I leave this atmosphere to go back to my dn in her getup that radiated exactly the OPPOSITE (even though I'm fairly sure she is still a virgin at this point--we've actually discussed it. But you'd never know by looking at her).
It was sort of surreal to be bouncing back and forth between these worlds for a couple of days. I was glad when we could get back home, to our refuge and shelter from the worst of what's out there. I discussed with my dc what they had seen and heard while there; and was pleased that they were disgusted by it. My boys even said they wouldn't let their sister out of the house if she tried to dress like dn. lol.
Anyway, I'm sure this was tame compared to what's out there, but it was a shock to my system none the less. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to homeschool and shelter!
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