Hello Fellow Travelers!
On our short journey across country I was forced to buy a pair of expensive designer jeans for myself at an upscale store.. They were overpriced (on sale) but they fit, so I wore them out thinking I had solved another small problem! But I was sorely mistaken, my PS glanced over at me and declared loudly that I was, in fact, rocking some new"Mom" dungarees! Oh heavens no! I have too many challenges as it is! I absolutely can't be bothered by poor emergency jean selections (PEJS)! WTH?Oh, Man!
:"Mom Jeans"? No way! I work way too hard to wear the lumpy, asexual, ill-fitting slacks, modeled by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey on SNL.
The reason I had to get them on the fly in the first place was that I had downsized again! So I tried on several different pairs of jeans before I settled on a pair without "bling" and that provided adequate fabric.
Since 2011 I have not purchased a single item of clothing. As long as I'm "wearing a wheelchair" what's the point?
I was very careful in deciding which jeans to actually buy!
I like quality over quantity - always have. You know why? Laziness! I'm lazy and when you get a better pair of shoes or a bag, you're done shopping for awhile. Never followed fashion trends. Buy a decent coat, it will last awhile. Buy a great coat, it will last even longer. Laziness has inspired most of my style decisions!
So it should have upset me more than it did to have the PS declare that I was wearing "Mom Jeans", fortunately for us I have an entirely different POV now. I'm lucky to be here and I know it! Jeans are the least of my concerns. I'm alive! And, all things considered, I feel pretty good!
You know what? They weren't "Mom Jeans"., My PS is just dead wrong! Glad we figured that out!
Although I'll probably never wear those jeans again...
On our short journey across country I was forced to buy a pair of expensive designer jeans for myself at an upscale store.. They were overpriced (on sale) but they fit, so I wore them out thinking I had solved another small problem! But I was sorely mistaken, my PS glanced over at me and declared loudly that I was, in fact, rocking some new"Mom" dungarees! Oh heavens no! I have too many challenges as it is! I absolutely can't be bothered by poor emergency jean selections (PEJS)! WTH?Oh, Man!
:"Mom Jeans"? No way! I work way too hard to wear the lumpy, asexual, ill-fitting slacks, modeled by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey on SNL.
The reason I had to get them on the fly in the first place was that I had downsized again! So I tried on several different pairs of jeans before I settled on a pair without "bling" and that provided adequate fabric.
Since 2011 I have not purchased a single item of clothing. As long as I'm "wearing a wheelchair" what's the point?
I was very careful in deciding which jeans to actually buy!
I like quality over quantity - always have. You know why? Laziness! I'm lazy and when you get a better pair of shoes or a bag, you're done shopping for awhile. Never followed fashion trends. Buy a decent coat, it will last awhile. Buy a great coat, it will last even longer. Laziness has inspired most of my style decisions!
So it should have upset me more than it did to have the PS declare that I was wearing "Mom Jeans", fortunately for us I have an entirely different POV now. I'm lucky to be here and I know it! Jeans are the least of my concerns. I'm alive! And, all things considered, I feel pretty good!
You know what? They weren't "Mom Jeans"., My PS is just dead wrong! Glad we figured that out!
Although I'll probably never wear those jeans again...
Jeans used to mean getting ready for field work, digging post holes and driving the tractor. An now, the tighter, skimpier and ragged they are, the higher the cost and more designer! I keep a pair in case Abigail gets me going ice skating and they help protect my knees.
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