Carol H Tucker Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, virtual world denizen and community facilitator, and a DISNEY fan
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I used to go shopping at the mall and look at all the people walking around, and wonder why in the world THAT person thought it was okay to come out in public looking like THAT ((all the while muttering a heartfelt prayer that no one was looking at ME as critically as I was viewing others)). And if it was an older woman I was glancing at, I resolved that I was never going to look like my grandmothers, I would never wear:
Knee high stockings with dresses and/or skirts
Frizzy died red hair
Baggy pants
Shapeless, boxy tops
Three-quarter sleeve jackets
Orthopedic-looking shoes
I was going to rock the gray look when my time came. I was going to wear heels and dress professionally sharp when I was at work. And when I was off or it was permitted to dress down, I was going to be fashionably casual. No one was ever going to look at ME and say I looked …. frumpy. Not me!
You can see where this is going, right?
Knee high stockings with dresses and/or skirts – yes I have worn them under maxi floor-length skirts because I have gotten used to not wearing stockings. Besides, you ever tried to put on support hose? Not only does it look yucky, it is a wrestling match to get it up the legs and over the tummy!
Frizzy dyed red hair – gray makes my florid complexion look raddled and coarse. And on top of it, my hair is so thin that it resembles a comb-over in places! So yeah, I not only color my hair the original red tint, but I have a defiant streak of Jessica Rabbit red right there in front.
Baggy pants – comfortable. Besides, I lost some weight and haven’t figured out my size yet
Shapeless, boxy tops - see #3
Three-quarter sleeve jackets – I liked the outfit, okay? It is purple, it is lightweight cotton, it matches with the pants and the top. Besides, I don’t want sleeves that are too short anymore and long sleeves annoy me sometimes
Orthopedic-looking shoes – I don’t know why instead of getting varicose veins, I got ankles that puff up until my feet look like they belong to a marshmallow woman. But one side effect is that I cannot wear heels anymore and have you seen the selection of flats in wide sizes? Limited doesn’t begin to describe it.
It is harder to feel warm and vital and attractive in clothing [or out of it for that matter, or is that TMI?] these days. I’m sorry, Grandmom, I really am. I just didn’t understand and the young are always judgmental…. And if I see one of you whippersnappers snickering at me at the mall? I will flip you the bird. Just saying.
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