Put Some Clothes On!

I am not a prude in that I think the human body is a wonderful thing. However (and you knew a however was coming) I have been revolted by the beach volleyball shown during the Olympics. They should call it “nearly naked volleyball” instead of “beach volleyball”. I have actually found myself screaming at the television, “Put some clothes on!” I go to work now when the beach volleyball comes on. This saves myself a lot of stress and nausea.

But it got me to thinking about back in the Stone Age when I would argue with my Mom over my size of bathing suits and how tight my clothes were allowed to be. I am now at the age where I can see the viewpoints of both sides of the lack of clothes in public coin.

The Kids’ View

“These old people! They’re so cruel! Why do they care what I wear and what I don’t? It’s my life, after all. I’m not going to be young forever and I should be able to flaunt my good looks in the brief time I have it. Besides, all of my “naughty bits” are covered up. I’m legally clad. These old fogies must like making life tough for me just because they don’t have the bodies like I do.”

The Adults’ View

“These kids! They’re so cruel! They might as well just wear Kleenex and a bullseye target soon. And they argue about why they want to go around like almost naked criminal-magnets. Can you believe this? Don’t they realize that by wearing next to nothing, they are inviting the wrong people to stare at them? It’s a much nastier world than when I was their age. I need to sit down.”

The Bottom Line

So, as you can see, no one side is purposefully out to try and annoy the other side. While the young are trying to find themselves, partially through clothing, we adults do have their well-being in mind. And no one really enjoys arguing over clothes (or lack thereof).

But, kids, you could save everyone a lot of hassle doing what I did as a teenager. I just put some clothes on…and then took off a layer when I was out of any adult visual range. This way, everyone feels like a winner.

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