Shove it...I Mean, Shut it!
The day before I went back to my Bais Yaakov high school, I was in the uniform store, trying on my hideous uniform blouse. We decided on a size, but she only allowed us to take two home. The others had not yet receieved their "Tznius" buttons, she informed us. "Who needs 'em?" I scoffed. But she said she was under strict orders not to allow any student out that door without a Tznius button.On the way home, I plotted to cut off my Tznius button. But then I realized that I'd be kicked out in less than a split second if I came within a mile of breaking a rule. So for the first few days, I choked on my Tznius button. In that time, I noticed that many of my classmates did not bother to close it. I couldn't yell at them, but you all know I had no problem yelling atmy own buddies. My favorite excuses are, "I have a low collar bone!" or "I wear my shirts back, so it covers..." or the not-so-creative, "It chokes me!"
Some might say it's none of my business. You're probably right, but if I was gonna suffer, so were they. Anyway, my mussar speeches did not help.
But, I got used to the Tznius button, and even grew to appreciate it. It looks a helluva lot better than a safety pin, and actually did protect me from showing my collar bone. So what's my point? That everyone SHOULD close their Tznius button, because it is a mitzvah right under your nose. As cheesy as it sounds, it's true, and it is ridiculous to it pass up.
I just think that all those kids who don't close their Tznius buttons think they're cool because they don't. They'll look like a "nerd" if they close their Tznius buttons. Well, would you rather be a nerd down here, or up there where it counts? Thought so.
PS. This piece is not self-promotional, it's telling people that if even a lowly bum like me closed her tznius button, so should everybody else!
posted by Michelle @ 6:12 PM
6 Comments:
I'm very impressed with this rant...good point.
Girlchick, when will it enter your head-you're not a bum!(At least, your friends don't think you are.)
idk if u read comments on ur old posts but i must say its funny to see that those excuses are universal- i hear em everyday! and i remeber laughing the first time i heard that there even was something called a tznius button but here i am wearing it closed everday and wondering why the other kids cant just get a life and close it. i know 'but it chokes...' quit whining.
yes i hate this whole who do you kno business, just yesterday i was at a neighbors house when her snobby friend suddenly popped in so of course she gives me a once over and her first question pops out: so who are ur friends? uh definately not anyone that knows a creep like u!
a junior--i sure do--where do/did you go to HS?
What's a tznuis button?
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