Showing posts with label modesty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label modesty. Show all posts

Friday, April 18, 2014

Skirts: things I've learned about them


Yesterday I posted the reason why I wear skirts
Today I'm going to talk about things I've learned about and while wearing them.

One of the things I've learned is: if it is a windy day, do NOT wear a long full skirt. You will either have issues with it, or get blown away (I know this from experience). Another thing I've learned, observed and heard, is depending on the type of work, skirts can be a hindrance. That is pretty much is self-explanatory. 
 
Skirts can also be thought of as "cool". I have had a few people tell me that they are "awesome" and that they are "cool to be different." A current clothing trend is the maxi skirt. They are usually long, feminine, quite graceful, and in style. Because they are in style, skirt wearing is not completely old-fashioned.

 The most interesting thing I've learned while wearing skirts is respect that is garnered. Respect may seem like a thing of the past, but it is still relevant today. I have had several young men respect and treat me differently than other young ladies because of the skirts I've worn. (Once again I will say, I will not judge you if you wear pants). I had a young man once tell me that when ladies wear skirts, he finds it easier to focus on the lady he is talking to. I thought about what he said and found that it was very true. 
 
Now you may think I'm trying to convict people, but I'm not. I'm just honestly stating things I've learned. I must also add that I have not brought bible verses into these posts because quite often they are used out of context or they come across sounding hypocritical. If you have any questions, comments, small animals or gardening tips, feel free to leave a comment!

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Skirts: my thoughts and why I wear them

 

So I'm guessing if you are reading this, you've heard all the possible reasons that people wear skirts. Modesty, humility, to please God, and so on and so forth. Now I want to say right now: I am not judging anyone who chooses to wear them for those reasons, nor am I judging you for not wearing them. When I started this blog over a year and a half ago, I did a post on wearing skirts. The above reasons were my reasons for wearing skirts. My Mom wears pants, my sisters wear pants. If I'm doing something that absolutely requires them, I wear them (for example: sledding, airplane riding, and hiking through thickets ;). Usually I wear a tunic shirt with it, and I feel comfortable enough to wear them for the time I need them. Am I opposed to them? Not at all! Some ladies love wearing jeans! Most of my friends feel comfortable in them and look perfectly lovely! I just choose to wear skirts. Now you may ask, why do you wear them, then?

My original reasons were modesty, humility, "feeling right", femininity, and I wanted to be like them. The super awesome people that homeschooled and wore skirts. If you think about it, that's a really lame lame lame reason! Recently I was thinking about it and I asked myself, why do I wear them? I thought about it, and couldn't figure it out! So I gave it more thought, and here is the reason.
I wear them simply because they are my clothes. 
Yes they are modest, yes they are feminine, but I wear them simply because they are my clothes. I have several cute skirts (like my birthday one, above) and I love wearing them! They are comfy, pretty, and fun to wear! I would never judge you for wearing jeans, and I would never judge you for wearing skirts. Those are the clothes you have!

Tomorrow I'm going to share with you some things I've learned about wearing skirts.