Here’s the deal. Those women are old enough to remember school and business dress codes that didn’t allow pants for females. Now walk to school or work all winter wearing something worse than shorts to keep your legs warm! Once society allows you the comfort of pants, why would you ever go back?

These incidents, and other racist situations that have had tragic results, might be avoided if an objective study of world religions was part of our required public education.

Not trying to be snarky, but all skin art will change with age. Maybe you will choose something timeless rather than trendy, but it won’t last like the Mona Lisa.

All of the tattoos discussed in this thread are going to look lame, faded and saggy for the last third of your life.

Yes, Camry lights are automatic on and off now - if you are willing to use the technology and not turn the darn things off!

Household chores and summer jobs can establish that work ethic.

As boomers from large families, Mr. F and I put ourselves through college (and graduate school) through a combination of academic scholarships, part-time jobs and loans. We paid off that last loan well into our thirties with a family of our own. We did without and saved in every way possible so that when the time came…

Yes, this was me - thick blonde hair that was my “best feature” so I was not allowed to have it cut until it turned a bit darker at 11, at which point “it was such a shame” because that was basically all I had going for me in the looks department.

But siblings can also take cues from the parents, so abuse towards one can become acceptable.

Mom: “Stop crying. You’re not pretty enough to cry.” Ages 4-6. I stopped crying.