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It’s the summer of the micro-short.

Girls’ shorts are shorter than ever, and parents’ tolerance for the trend is shrinking along with the length. Fathers are asking daughters to change into less-revealing clothes. Mothers are plunging into back-of-store racks, digging for capris or Bermuda lengths. Some parents have written to stores, asking them to offer longer options.

Jodi Harrelson, a marketing coordinator at a…