A MUM has sparked a debate after asking for advice about letting her 16-year-old daughter wear an “inappropriate” dress.
The woman took to Mumsnet showing off the garment, and asked other mums if they would let their daughters go out in it.
She wrote: “My 16 year old DD is going to a party and I have bought her this dress. I at first said it was inappropriate but I caved and bought it anyway.
“I said if it is not appropriate when it arrives I will send it back.
“She thinks this unfair and I shouldn't control what she wears at 16 because all her friends wear the same.”
The dress in question was blue and figure-hugging, with a cut-out side section and a plunging neckline.
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Her post sparked a debate online, and people were on either side of the argument.
Some said she should let her daughter wear the dress.
One wrote: “Let her wear it while she has the body and confidence to, you're a long time too old to wear it.”
Another said: “I think you have to support her no matter what.”
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And a third commented: “She's more like an adult than a child now op i think the time for controlling her clothes has gone by.”
Meanwhile one reasoned: “Well truthfully you can’t really stop her, and she’s not wrong, the majority of teenagers dress like 23 year olds going clubbing.
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“I know what you mean, it would make me uncomfortable too but honestly pick your battles.”
However, other mums said the dress was inappropriate, with one person adding: “I wouldn't want my daughter to wear it. It's too sexualised and I'd worry she'd get in a position she couldn't handle.”
And one agreed, saying: “I wouldn’t want my daughter to wear it either.”
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