Kids these Days
I remember when I was in grade school (I know I sound like my grand parents) and we had to wear a uniform to school. On our out of uniform days it always had to be something appropriate and we were never allowed to put on makeup for school or carry around purses.
Now when you look at these younger kids (like in middle school and junior high) they are wearing North Face jackets and UGG boots (it is so crazy because you know they're going to grow out of that expensive stuff in like 2 months) and they are carrying around designer purses. The other day my roommate and I were at our universities boys' volleyball game and we saw these little girls (they had to be around 12 or 13) at the game all dressed up with a ton of makeup on and their designer clothes and purses talking on their cell phones. It is weird to think how different things are now than they were only ten years ago when I was that age. We acted so differently, and I am now finally starting to understand when my grandparents talk about kids these days.
What really blew my mind though was when I saw this ad for a store (that I shop at now as an adult) that sells lingerie especially for tweens. First of all what is a tween? I asked around and I guess it is like the age right before you become a teen or first become one so like between ages ten and 13 or something around there. It shocked me though that they were making lingerie just for this age group. No wonder people are having sex younger and younger now. I can't even imagine the parents that would allow their 12 year old daughter to go out and buy that, but clearly there are people who do, because it is still in business.
It is just so shocking to see how things have changed and to be honest, downgrading. I know it is all about business and selling products, but really? Can't they target someone other than tweens for their product? I know enough adults that are buying lingerie that could make up for all the loss of the tween sales. It is just devastating to even hear about this kind of stuff going on.