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I can't imagine... then again, I grew up with very conservative parents.  When we would go to the beach as kids, my swimsuit was basically a leotard instead of a swimsuit - because it had short sleeves instead of being sleeveless.  We also had to wear t-shirts on top of the swimsuits most of the time. 

I don't have children yet, but my child will not wear a 2 piece bathing suit until highschool (and even then, it will need to cover quite a bit - maybe more like a tankini).  Apparel with writing/ logos will not be allowed (especially on pants/ shorts).  I'm not a big fan of cartoon characters either, only because I really don't want my child wantching t.v., but we'll see what happens.  I know that it's easier to say these things now because I'm not a parent yet.

Well.. I only wore bottoms (a speedo technically) until I was 9. This was in Europe so it's much, much, much more accepted. 

I don't think it's disgusting but I do think that a baby in a bikini must be a hassle. I just don't associate kids/babies in skimpy clothes as immodest or inappropriate. 

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I have a 21 month old daughter. She wears one piece bathing suits. If she ever WERE to wear a little baby string bikini, I sure wouldn't put pictures of her in it up on the Internet. 

@Ms Spitfire:  I didn't grow up with cable, so the only show I really watched as a kid would be Seasame Street.  I'm not opposed to children watching minimal amounts of educational t.v./dvds - but it needs to be that - educational.  I grew up in the country and I spent my time doing a lot of activities that didn't involve just sitting around - I want my children to have a similar upbringing in that regard.  (I started riding horses around 4 years old, I had several pigs over the years, goats, sheep, rabbits, etc.  I read a ton as a kid.  I did lots of crafts, learned basic cake decorating  Etc. Etc.)

Regarding logos/writing: I truly don't wear that type of clothing.  I don't see the need to be a walking billboard for a particular company/ show.  More than anything, writing on the derriere is really inappropriate for kids, at least in my opinion.  Do I really want someone reading what is written there on my child - NO!

Edit: Just wanted to add that surprisingly, my husband and I really aren't religious or anything.  It's part of our personal belief system based on the experiences we've had throughout life. 

I'm having a little girl and I will be damned if she's strutting her stuff in a string bikini before she's 18. (OK, maybe that's a little far...)

But seriously, I was raised in an enviornment MUCH like EvaBostonTerrier. I watched "Veggie Tales" and similar cartoons/programs with Godly messages incorporated and NOTHING else, unless of course I watched it over at a friends house (knowing it was wrong). I was not allowed to watch R rated movies until I moved out of the house. Books with plots referring to magic or other religion were not allowed (Harry Potter, etc) and family movies were edited by my parents before-hand so they knew all inappropriate parts were gone. To this day I get scolded around my mother for saying "stupid" or calling someone an "idiot."

I don't believe I will be so strict as my mother was with my siblings and I, but I will definitely attempt to keep her innocence as long as possible.

@KatyElle: Stifled is so much of an understatement. I remember for "family life", my mother would not let me participate and she never told me what my period was. Due to my thyroid condition, I developed faster than the other girls (started wearing bras in third grade- I NEEDED them at that point) and when I got my period I had no clue what it was and was actually ashamed of it. So i hid it. When I hadn't asked my mother about it by high school she asked me if I ever got it (she was obviously worried, haha) and I told her I had had it since grade school. I will never put my daughter through that. I seriously thought there was something wrong with me.

Once I killed a bug and my father told me I was going to hell because I killed one of God's creatures. I cried for days. I wasn't allowed to participate in Halloween celebrations either, because that was considered devil worship. I was pulled from MANY extra-curricular activities (Jazzercise, dance, etc) because they played inappropriate music. My mother even drove us to and from school each day to shelter us from the music played on the bus.

Honestly though, I think all the limitations helped me to do my own research and gain insight on other views from an un-biased source. My mother was kind of like the mother in the Waterboy with the "______ is the work of the devil!" kind of stuff haha :)