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I Wear Short Trousers

I wear shorts whenever it's warm enough. This year that was between around April and Early October
As boy growing up I wore shorts until age 14. They were compulsory at school until age 12 but my mum kept me in them until 14. Some boys were kept in shorts until 16.
Parents often punished boys by putting them back in shorts when they were naughty.

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RobbieEssex · 61-69, M

My mum use to insist a wore long trousers in the winter months for school us she considered the journey a cold one. I hated being the only boy in long trousers in my class.

When not at school my Mum would dress me in my old school shorts as long trousers were not heavy duty enough.

Likewise long trousers were not smart enough for Sunday best. So Sundays even in winter I wore my newest shorts which were much shorter. I use to notice my legs looked longer in those shorts. I don't remember feeling any colder or warmer whatever I wore.

catarrhaltragedyshorts · 51-55, M

@RobbieEssex To stop a child choosing shorts is an abuse, and you have a right to be recognised for what you wanted. "Sensory issues", physical and touch sensitivities, known to science for the past generation connected to adhd autism tourettes and high metabolic rate, make the unforbidden personal choice a human right.
I have yet to find out why, exactly this winter or school year,never before, there is a new out urst of explicit naming of this choice as liked by some kids, and provision for it, in quite a number of school uniform listings in England that you can google for.