My 14-going-on-40-year-old mentioned for the second time in a year that I dress like a teenager. It doesn't take a Body Language professional to realize that this is NOT a compliment. What the heck???? I am SOOOooo sorry that a t-shirt, jeans and sneakers is the "costume" of choice for about, oh, 1/2 the planet!! Granted, not ALL of my jeans are "mom jeans" but come on! My shirts tend to be long-sleeved T's, big sweaters, and blouses that lean toward hippie-ish (blousy and comfortable). I don't wear anything with logos, advertisements or cutesy sayings. You also won't find one tubetop in my collection and there's nothing written across my back end and I do not show my belly. I'm no longer as big as I used to be (yes, I was overweight for a while) and can't see the point in wearing the same size as before. So, yes, my clothes fit and I'm okay with how I look for an almost 40 yr old.
So, what are my choices? Khakis and camp shirts? (wait, I DO wear that) Skirts, silk blouses, pumps and pearls? Or MY personal fave...the Mom outfit that just makes me cringe....sweats and slippers? Maybe if I dressed more like that she'd be ok with my jeans, blouses and sneakers. I'm gonna try it....next time she needs me to take her to school I'm wearing holey sweats, stretched out Pooh bear shirt and Spongebob slippers.....
stay tuned......
Ah, but you can't win. There is no outfit that makes you stop being mom.
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