Am I old and out of touch?

What lovely words to describe children.

Nowhere has Daddima said these pictures were posted by friends of hers.
I see lots if stuff on fb that isn't posted by anyone I know either. It arrives via friends of friends of friends or just because it's circulating. My privacy settings are up to date too.
Regarding ten year olds
dressed like tarts, shame on their mothers and hope the school will put a stop to it pronto, surely all schools have a set uniform?

They want to grow up too soon. I have granddaughters who started with nail polish, fake tans etc, far too soon.
Glad I don't do Facebook.

Blimey! My primary-aged (just) granddaughters look very respectable in school uniform with knee-length skirts and socks up to their knees.

I do go onto Facebook but strictly Australian family and long term friends! So no school uniforms!!! I boarded at an all girls Convent in the 1950's and yes we rolled up our skirts,wore our skull caps folded on the backs of our heads, sleeves pushed up (sophisticated?!!) and various other fashion ploys! All were regularly vetoed, alas! This was only in School though including daygirls , as we all ran the risk of being reported by some keen member of the public who of course recognised the uniform if not the person , and there was sure to be a row!!!!!

In my girls’ grammar school skirts were strictly for the 6th-formers. The rest of us wore navy pinafore dresses, white blouses, navy blazer and a gold and brown striped tie. Oh, and a beret rather like Frank Spencer’s, which we had to wear all the way to school and back home. Detention if we were spotted without it, or seen eating anything while in school uniform. We also had horrible brown lisle stockings in the winter, and navy bloomers for gym. You can tell I’m a bit old, can’t you!
All the schools in my area have smart uniforms, but the older girls do roll up their skirts and sneak a bit of makeup on.

I have not seen them on Facebook as I do not use it. There is a High School close to my home ages from 12 up until 6th form.

The girls have a nice uniform but the majority of the girls wear their skirts about 2 and half inches longer than knicker level. It must not bother the headteacher or anyone in authority as this has been the norm for years. In my opinion those skirts should be at knee length and the uniform would look much better.
Perhaps I am just old fashioned.

At my school once in the 4th form we were allowed to wear a skirt with a pleat front and back instead of the usual gymslip. We all used to sew up the pleats to make a tight skirt and were often sent to the needlework room at break time to unpick our stitching.

3nanny6, The girls at our local High School turn over their waist bands on the way out of the school gate. I believe that while in school they wear them at the regulation length whatever that may be. What you see on the streets isn't necessarily what they get away with in school. Likewise - boys will insist on wearing their shirts loose. I used to go round a school where I was a governor and the Head was forever saying, 'Tuck your shirt in'. I am sure that my GS (15) is one of those culprits! Perhaps they don't make school shirts long enough for the height teenagers reach nowadays.

same here Lemon. Gymslip, beret and joy of joys a straw boater in the summer!

Can I just add that I cringe at the word 'tart' when describing children.

well I am glad your friend didn't teach my children Espee if she has condemned them by calling them ”Tarts, Toe-rags and Thugs”

Agreeing with Galaxy & GillT. So glad my teachers, and my children's and grandchildren's teachers thought better of their students.

My two granddaughters 7 and 9 still look like children. School uniform from a supermarket, socks in summer , tights or trousers in the winter.

We weren’t allowed to wear berets. Velour hats in winter, with school hat band, Panama hat in summer, ditto.

Oopsadaisy3 I wonder what planet you live on. "Must have been dress up clothes"....hobestly. Everywhere kids of p7 and upwards girls are dressing in extremely short skirts and net tights and looking very much like underage tarts to put it mildly and simply. Their parents definitely are posting pictures on social media for all to see and they don't necessarily need to be in your 'friends' list to see them. Parents obviously think think this is great to allow them to go to school dressed this way and it is usually in under privileged areas that this is happening where school rules are too lenient.
The original poster is quite correct in what she said.

GillT57

same here Lemon. Gymslip, beret and joy of joys a straw boater in the summer!

I always wanted a boater GillT57
So much smarter and more with-it than our old-fashioned Panamas.

OaforMaya I think Oopsadaisy must live on the same planet as me.

Sorry, so
OmaforMaya

Do you know what - I need to take this autocorrect off somehow!!

Sp.

I agree with GillT57; having children referred to as tarts is horrible.

It is quite vile.

really I cant believe the Tarts and Prosti tots comments.What kind of people are you?

Then again I wouldn't call adults TARTS either ....it says more about you than the dress code of the woman you're taking about

Its utterly foul. On a parenting/grandparenting website.

Wonder how people would feel if they heard their granddaughters being referred to like that? I'd be livid.