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Originally Posted by Renee29
For those of you that consider yourself moderates, do you allow your daughters to play sports (softball, soccer etc) and wear the team uniform? My husband and I differ in this area. Please explain your reasoning either way.
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My daughters have both played basketball, and Sarah is playing again this year. We let them wear the team uniform, because the shorts are knee length and loose, and they wear plain white t-shirts under the top. We did request a couple sizes up in the shorts so they would be long and loose (they cinch up at the waist with a drawstring). So they don't look much different than culottes.
Our reasoning is: they need the physical activity, team sports teach a lot of good lessons, and they can learn to be modest in whatever they do. I do insist on modest uniforms, single-gender activities (if the uniforms aren't modest, such as in gymnastics), and if that isn't possible, another activity can be chosen.
However. If you teach your children that it is a sin to wear pants or shorts
at all (if you're a girl), then it would be inconsistent to allow it for sports, in my opinion. We approach it differently in our house, with modesty being the overall theme, and gender distinction playing a secondary but still important role. I don't believe particular items of clothing are sinful across the board, nor are various stages of dress or undress. What is appropriate or not depends on the circumstance. If you approach it from the opposite end of the spectrum, ruling out specific items of clothing, then you can't then approach it from the other perspective without confusing your children.