Hoodies in summer

frazzled1
Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:36:04 +0000

Apart from the issue of whether or not parents should keep their sons from wearing particular items of clothing - how would they do that, exactly? When I first read the OP I couldn’t help thinking that, even if the parent had admonished the son to keep his hoodie down on his way into school, what would prevent the guy from flipping it back up once Dad drove off? If the parent vetoes hoodies as an article of clothing, what would prevent the son from buying one on his own and keeping it in his locker? Adolescence is for exploring identity and many kids are not happy to do that within boundaries approved by their parents.

For all we know, the parent of the kid described in the OP has spent the last month warning, lecturing, and begging his son not to wear a hoodie to school. We all wish we could keep our children safe forever, but we can’t, even if they are willing to abide by our every warning. And they usually aren’t willing.