So is this "trashy"?

l.michelle

hahaha!!  I was lucky, we lived on the corner of a little neighbourhood lol.  My mother used to yell at me not to go in the sprinkler because i would get my clothing wet, so i comprised lol...

LOL  Sounds like my niece.  One day she walked out in the barn in a pretty dress.  My sister told her she couldn't brush her horse because she was all dressed up.  Next thing my sister knew, my niece was in the stall in her underwear, and the dress was balled up on the barn floor. 

Shoot last summer you couldnt keep a diaper or clothes on Samantha.  I have a bathing suit I bought her last summer that still have the tags on.

This year it's different. She wont even let JJ go to bed without a shirt on. But she loves to go barefoot like me!! 

corgipower

"Trashy" is the photo of me as a baby sitting in the backyard wearing nothing but a diaper *and holding a beer bottle* ;)

Depends on the brand of beer.

Ok, I'm not gonna go for the word 'trashy' -- but I'll be honest.  In this day and age where we do have to be so incredibly careful of things like sexual predators, no way would I have my child (particularly not a girl) running around in *just* a diaper outside where it could be seen by drive-by strangers.  And particularly not a whole bunch of children.

Maybe I was from a slightly different area culturally -- but I honestly hate to see little girls with no tops on.  (I also hate to see little girls in dresses playing on jungle gyms for the same above reason.)  I'm not a prude -- I just honestly think it's a safety issue of sorts.  It's gross to even think of ... but for a party?  No way -- backyard that's protected from view ... yes.  Front yard ... no. 

I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad -- but my ex's son turned into a sexual predator and even before he was in jail, I was worried sick about girls in the neighborhood because this kid was SO dysfunctional and strange and worried the tar out of me.  So maybe that's why I think more cautiously.  (and yeah, I warned mothers in the neighborhood to keep their kids clear of him)

I am kind of with Callie on this.  I am not comfortable at all with Riley going topless in the front yard or where strangers could see her.  I am kind of weird like that though.

Now, personally what I think is trashy is kids wearing only a diaper because the parents are too lazy to put anything else on them and they are running around the neighborhood with dirty faces because the parents are too lazy to clean them up after they eat.  That drives me crazy.  Dirty faces, etc. because they are playing is one thing, but a kid whose face is still dirty from their morning breakfast at 4:00 in the afternoon drives me nuts.

For me it's about frequency. Painting party -- leave them in diapers, every day -- clothes required.

I also think the point about safety is valid. I had not thought of that before, but considering how many sickos there are out there... Ugg, it's terrible parents have to consider that when dressing their children.

Thanks for the LOLz guys!  Timsdat and Gina - you guys made me snort!

I get what you mean about being careful about little girls running around - but these aren't "little girls" these are infants - my playgroup is for non-walkers only.  I get what you are saying about sexual predators or whatever...but these are a bunch of little babies with their moms who are going to be right there.  They are going to be crawling through paint.  If I had a functional backyard, we'd be back there but that just won't work until we get a new deck.  And don't worry, we'll have them slathered with sunscreen and probably will put some hats on them too. 

The Mom who posted that comment to me lives in a REALLY upscale neighborhood - clearly not on my street where my neighbors across the road have like fifteen garage sales A YEAR.  I'm sure she'd think my whole neighborhood is "trash"!!!  And I guess if I paid a half million for a house, I wouldn't want my neighbors diapered toddler running around to upset the precarious property value balance. 

I can sorta understand what Callie is saying however, these are babies and are going to be supervised every second they're outside.  It's not as if they are three year old toddlers that the adult in charge sometimes watches, sometimes doesn't.  My only question is why is the party going to be in the front yard and not the back?  Must be a good reason, I'm sure, but just curious.

Girl, diaper up that butt and have a good ole time.

My back deck is unsafe (not structurally but anyone putting their hands on it would get splinters) and there is no real yard to speak of...just wouldn't work. 

OK isn't that the beauty of being a child to get to run around in next to nothing and no one, not even yourself cares!!!! Let's let the vanity come around on it's own. I suppose you could casually poll your closest neighbors and see if they have objections, but I would say go for it!

Yes if the child is in a public area, store, park whatever it should be properly clothed at least to start. I have seen kids come to the park in cute outfits fall in mud and the next thing you know the child is in their underwear. Whatever!  I think that mom who responded is going to have kids with issues if she is that nuerotic. IMO

When DSs and nieces and nephews were small, they would all get together and play stark naked in the back yard.  WHO needs a suit when you're TWO? My DSs ran around in their tighty whities when we moved to the house we're in now.  They were five and six and this is how I was greeted by the elderly neighbors: "We saw your cute little boys running around in their underwear outside the house this morning.  They are soooo cute!" Boy, that was embarrassing since I didn't know they WERE outside until they came charging back in.  FWIW, my neighbors were nearly ninety at this point and thought nothing odd about this.

mrstjohnson

I am kind of with Callie on this.  I am not comfortable at all with Riley going topless in the front yard or where strangers could see her.  I am kind of weird like that though.

If they were slightly older "little girls" I might be more inclined to agree with you.  I think it depends on the area you live in.  I appreciate what you are saying, really I do, and I dare not think too hard about the issue because if I did I wouldn 't be able to function for worry!  But at the same time I don't think it's right to live in the grip of fear. I can't quite express what I am thinking too well at the moment, me head feels like its full of fluff, but there's a line between CAUTION and being sensible, and over the top anxiety and paranoia.  Not letting BABIES play outside in next to nothing for fear of predators when their mums are RIGHT THERE next to them is verging on paranoia for me and that's not healthy for the mums or for the kids they are raising IMO.