Tuesday, another staff member (K) and I successfully summited Mt. Agamentus along with five kids from the adolescent home. K and I were subjected to a reasonable amount of whining and complaining but no more than I expected. We did have a couple of minor conflicts with some of the kids but we resolved them quickly and overall a good time was had by all. It was a beautiful day with fresh snow and temps in the low 30's when the sign was shining and the wind wasn’t blowing.
Unfortunately, my preplanning efforts were not completely successful as all of the girls ignored most of my outerwear suggestions and wore tight fitting jeans with no base layer (there would be no room for a base layer). When snow-shoeing, the snow tends to be kicked up on the back of one’s pants so the girls were all soaked and cold before we reached the summit. Hopefully they will learn from this experience and in the future will heed my advice to dress for the elements, not for the boys.
It was interesting to watch one particular girl with a rather low cut shirt and push up bra attempt to keep her assets exposed even though at times it was quite cold, 10 to 15 degrees with the wind chill. I desperately want to show her how she is devaluing herself and the attention she may get is not the kind that she really wants. However, I am unsure how to attain such a lofty objective but determined to find an answer.
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Here's the thing-- leave the girl alone.
Every "adult," both male and female, wants to tell teenage girls to "cover up," because they're just objectifying themselves and gaining attention they don't *really* want. However, EVERY adult flails in this regard.
Leave the girl alone.
The lesson you want this chick to learn is something that has to be learned with time and maturity. It's a "right of passage," pretty much.
We all were at the age when we were like "ooh, boobs! Guys like boobs!"
Sadly, at that age, guys DO like boobs, and at that age, that's what girls do. Actually, to be fair, showing them off is a prime example of female maturing of inherent sexuality.
It's something we all do, go through, and get over... But the only thing that makes us "get over it" is time, time meaning years, and the passing of adolescence.
Actually, drawing your attention to the obvious display achieves the goal intended by the girl-- to "get attention."
Learn that in all actuality, there's nothing you can do, because actually, it's just the way teenage girls are. Bottom line. They grow out of it.
How tall is Mt. Aggie?
Snowshoeing is fun and I am not surprised the girls ignored your sage advice.
Rach does too.
Fish,
As always, I appreciate your input. I understand and respect what your saying. Even so, I will probably continue to fret about this a bit. I just want the girls to be confident in who they are, not how they look.
Zirelda,
Mt. A is 692 feet. Not a big moutain; more of a big hill.
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