*** Quoting Ward Dossche from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

WD> Carol,
WD>  
> I dont know if there are any Dads out there facing this alone, ...
WD>  
WD> I'm not exactly alone but my little girl (12 going on 13 next month) p
WD> going bra- and underwear-shopping with me because she gets away with c
WD> (and more revealing) stuff than with her mam. Some weeks ago in a Fred

LOL!  I bet she does!  In this case, I need to take Charlotte up to the
Ginza ¨(not the real one in Tokyo but we call it that here for our local
mall).  The ¨base only has straight white bras for her age-set.  Thats why
I only got 1 and ¨that one is a bit big for her still.

Out at the ginza, they have a better selection and i can get her some
¨sports-bra type ones (appropriate for her age for the next year) that are
in ¨pretty colors with matching panties.

WD> Meyers at Anchorage she insisted on trying several on and then get a "
WD> opinion". Actually, I felt honoured to be allowed into that particular
WD> realm of evolving womanhood.

AWWW!!  Thats totally sweet!

WD>  
WD> Honestly it doesn't bother me to go underwear- and lingerie-shopping w
WD> my daughters. I like the puzzled looks at the sales ladies' faces I mu
WD> admit. My wife is bothered about it though, especially about the fact
WD> that I have a bigger say in my daughters' wardrobes than she has.

Snicker, Dad probably isnt as strict with the pocketbook when it comes to
such ¨things .  Thats actually good.  Girls can be very cruel over
such 'details' ¨by age 12-13.  They get over it by age 15 but still 'like
the frilly stuff' and ¨never grow out of that one!

WD> Incidentally, my other daughter who turns 17 also next month prefers c
WD> with me as well...  Now go and figure thatone out. ;-)

Humm.  Used to it maybe which makes her more comfy with Dad on this one?

Today i also got me a nice sporty tanktop that Charlotte and i both like. 
On ¨her, it's lose and on me, um, well, shows to advantage .  We
plan to share ¨it.  Charlotte is tall for her age and I'm only 5"1' so
this is more workable ¨than you might think.
                                       xxcarol

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