Whenever I’m asked, “What’s a good way to make sure that a rebellious little girl will grow up to become an unlikable, selfish woman?” I answer in the following manner.
Teach your daughter that she is not capable of evil. Teach her that no matter how she dresses; indecent thoughts are a boy’s problem. Indoctrinate little girls with the lie that their own thoughts are always sugar, spice, and everything nice. Tell her not to allow anyone to criticize her for any reason, ever.
You’ll know that you have successfully raised an unlovable harpy when she starts wearing immodest clothes to church and calling the boys perverts for noticing. When she starts blaming the boys for her indecency, you can be fairly confident that she’ll never experience a healthy relationship.
Understand that unless your daughter is really, really stupid; programming her to fail is going to require persistence. She will be tempted to trust her conscience when it tells her that modesty is her responsibility. Unless she’s a moron, she will know that her decision to wear provocative clothing is the result of her own indecent thoughts. She knows that her goal is to put impure thoughts into the minds of every guy who looks at her.
Most girls know that when you grill steaks in the backyard, the smoke might make the neighbors hungry. To raise a despicable shrew, you’ll need to repeatedly teach your daughter that the neighbor’s interest in her barbeque is grotesque. She must sincerely believe that it is her place to decide how the neighbors respond to the stimulus she creates. She has to honestly think she gets to control what happens in the minds of others when they smell her smoke.
If you’re determined to raise an insufferable, loathsome wench, this is the easiest way to do it. A girl who thinks of others might attract some friends and that could lead to genuine love. Never let a girl think, even for a moment, that she has any character flaws to fix. If she starts examining her own heart, she’s probably going to turn toward righteousness. And you don’t want that…
“I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.”
(1 Timothy 2:9)
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Thank you for reasonable discourse on a touchy touchy subject. Modesty is attractive. Make your smile a part of your wardrobe. Pushing to be first, noticed or most outlandish is boorish.