Modesty is about revealing our dignity

I saved a post under my "to read later" list because I liked the tag line from it: "Modesty isn't about hiding ourselves. It's about revealing our dignity." It sounded like a great way to talk about modesty with my girls because it makes sense to explain that there are as many different ways a person could reveal their dignity as there are cultures and individuals in the world.

And then I read the actual article and it pissed me off.

What my daughters will be taught, and how I try to live my own life:

 "What others think of you is none of your business. Dress however helps your life feel full and rich and dignified and then don't give it another thought. Which by the way is the most "modest" way to treat those around you, because you know what is super, super IMmodest? Being critical of how someone else chooses to clothe their body. Yeah. That's a really UNdignified thing to do. So focus on you and realize that how you dress will change over time as you change, and as your relationship to your culture changes, but seriously - do not lose sleep over anyone who tries to make how you choose to cover your body THEIR business. Unless they're lobbying to change their nation's laws on dress, I guess. Then fine - THAT is a reasonable place to respond to them if you have the time, energy and interest."

Which made me laugh by the time I got to the end of that. So freaking ridiculous I can't even believe I'm still writing about it.

But you know why I am? Cause I saw this in my newsfeed the other day.

Leave the girls alone, self-righteous jerk faces. Just support them and love them and care about them and trust them or leave them ALONE. And now I'm sitting here wondering why I didn't include myself in that. My therapist always makes me re-word stuff like this too. So here is what I really want to say:

 "Leave US alone, self-righteous jerk faces. Just support us and love us and care about us and trust us or leave us ALONE."

And now i'll go take my own advice and move on with making choices that help me live a full, rich, dignified life. Whew...:p