Evan was well over six feet tall by the time he was in middle school (he is just over 6'10" now). Therefore, he has always stood out in a crowd and especially at school where he was typically the tallest kid in his class (the youngest, too, with an August birthday). Given that Evan has always been a quiet and reserved kid, he didn't do things that would bring extra attention to him--this has particularly been the case with his clothing.
During our back-to-school shopping before his junior year of high school, I suggested that Evan try on a diagonal stripe shirt (like the one in the picture).
Evan looked at me oddly. "I don't want to wear a shirt that draws the eye down to there," he said while using both hands to point to the fly area of his jeans.
Good grief. It was not my intention to dress my son in clothing that would call undue attention to his personal parts.
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I used to think it was only the women's fashion world that was obsessed with women being provocative and skantily...but apparently men's fashion is in on it too, just in a more subliminal way.
That is a funny story! I love reading your posts!
Talia Ü
Yeah, you don't want to do that, particularly since given your son's height, they are about eye level for a lot of girls.
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