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Jo jo bows.....

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jogginggirl Fri 03-Mar-17 18:30:18

I do remember when my DD was at school and I used to buy long lengths of ribbon and tie a huge bow around her pony tail..... not that different to a Jo jo bow really.....?

Ana Fri 03-Mar-17 18:10:42

I think it's more to do with school uniform rules, Grannyknot...hmm

Grannyknot Fri 03-Mar-17 18:08:19

Gosh, what century are we in? The one where the older generation disapproves of a teenage craze. confused

jogginggirl Fri 03-Mar-17 18:03:26

Sorry, I don't see the problem - but everyone is entitled to their own opinion ?

I must be turning into a very 'laid-back' Grandma ...?

ginny Fri 03-Mar-17 17:56:11

Agree Ana. Fun but not for school. Almost as big as a hat and I doubt they would allow the boys to wear a cap at school.

tanith Fri 03-Mar-17 17:55:57

grin Ana I had no clue what a deely-bopper was, I do now wink

Ana Fri 03-Mar-17 17:47:32

If jewellery, makeup and dyed hair can be banned in schools why can't these bows? If they all turned up in deely-boppers would that be OK? grin

Luckygirl Fri 03-Mar-17 17:44:08

TBH I think the more fuss that parents and teachers make about these unimportant things, the more important they become and the more the girls will want them.

Ana Fri 03-Mar-17 17:34:10

Yes, they are fun, but not suitable for school IMO.

phoenix Fri 03-Mar-17 17:20:13

Yes, it was "Just William."

Maybe just a bit of fun, but if you go for the branded ones, (which will happen, in that home made/high street store ones will not do, got to have the label) then a very expensive bit of fun.

Luckygirl Fri 03-Mar-17 17:08:29

They are just a bit of fun - one of my DDs would have loved them when she was small.

MissAdventure Fri 03-Mar-17 17:00:18

I don't like them either. Remind me of Violet Elizabeth Bott, though I can't remember where she came from. "Just William" maybe?

tanith Fri 03-Mar-17 16:52:26

Sorry but I think they are awful, an American friend used to send me pictures when her granddaughters were small and every picture they wore those awful bows in their hair even when they were near 10/11 yrs old.

jogginggirl Fri 03-Mar-17 16:47:38

My DGD's love these pretty bows - they are a new craze and are quite beautiful ?

Why would schools ban the wearing of them ....? Surely there are far more serious and worrying issues to address in schools... I won't even start.... ?

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