I went swimsuit shopping with Twelve year old Daughter tonight–not my favorite exercise. The Annual Search for Modest Swimwear. Actually, I think it’s getting better–kind of, sort of. Most of the swimsuits are still cut way too high on the legs and way too low on top, but we actually walked into Old Navy and came out with a swimsuit that started out indecent and got better. For some of the suits, ON had some shorts and “sun shirts” to go over the swimsuit so that after paying for the swimsuit underneath that looked like underwear (especially the bottom part) and the shorts and the shirt . . . Well, you get the idea. Modesty isn’t cheap. I guess I’m paying for all that extra material. I think the swimsuit designer’s idea was actually to protect the girls from the sun, not to protect their purity. Whatever works.

Added note: I linked to the swimsuit we bought, but interestingly enough, the ON website doesn’t show the matching shorts and “sun shirts.” Only sold in stores??