I can’t believe what I’ve been seeing lately. A girl who couldn't have been any older than 12 was shopping near me, with her mom, wearing a T-shirt that read: “My boyfriend thinks he’s the first.” (Isn’t he?)
Then down the aisle I went in the “juniors” section, pulling apart racks and racks of mostly pink tees that read: “Boyfriends make good pets,” “Hurry up and kiss me before my boyfriend comes back,” “I’m in love with my boyfriend’s best friend,” and so on.
Personally, I can’t wait for a shirt to come out that says: “I’m in love with my boyfriend’s dad.” Then we’ll really be pushing buttons.
But I think it’s safe to say we’ve gone beyond the “girls rule, boys drool” concept of yesteryear and that little girls these days are openly encouraged to be cynical about love and the opposite sex.
I guess I’m getting old because these shirts seem out of control. Would I have wanted to wear one, when I was 14?
As I walked to another part of the store, a different adolescent girl begged her mom to buy her one of the tees.
“But it’s sooo cool,” she whined, when her mom told her no.
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