Dear Aunt Madge,
I dress to go to work and stand with my child at the bus stop in heels, hose and a suit. There's this one woman who comes in a bathrobe and bunny slippers. Shouldn't there be a bus stop dress code for parents?
Signed
Practically Perfect in Every Way
P.S. Oh, and she comes with a pot of coffee and an ugly old coffee cup.
Dear Practically Perfect,
You didn’t get the note? Honey, you’re the one breaking the dress code. Now, I understand that you need to dress for work. But how do you know that she isn’t dressed for work too? She could be an actress who does mattress commercials or a student doing a research project on human behavior. You just don’t know. Not everyone requires a suit and heels for work. Why my friend Anna frequently works in a ratty old bathrobe and bunny slippers which have lost their ears. So the next time you go to the bus stop, put on your bathrobe over your suit, exchange those heels for some cartoon animal slippers (personally I like Yogi Bear, but Sponge Bob is very popular and the kids will think they’re cool) and bring your coffee cup. No, not the Old English Roses china, but the ugly one your kid bought you at the dollar store that says “World’s Greatest Dust Collector”.
Just remember, she who looks down on people will scrape her nose on the sidewalk.
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- It is far better to be alone, than to be with someone who would rather be hugging a football.
- "If you sweat the small stuff, you're only going to get smelly."
- *It hurts to lose friends, but just like a bout with the stomach flu, you will get over it.
- *She who looks down on people will scrape her nose on the sidewalk.
- *If there's fuzz on the pickle, it's time to throw away the jar.
- *Telling your husband who the boss really is, is like trying to beat egg whites with a greasy spoon.
- *She who keeps her mouth shut never gets to taste chocolate.
- *When the going gets tough, it's best to spit it out and cook something else.
- *No matter how the cookie crumbles, someone will have to clean it up.
- *Nature is best enjoyed from a balcony after a Jacuzzi bath.
- *It's always darkest when you don't pay the electricity bill.
- *It's better to have loved and lost than to stuck with a loser for the next twenty years.
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- A bird in the hand will poop on your lifeline.
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I'm a SAHM, but I still feel self conscious going out to the bus stop in a robe and slippers. I have to be wearing day clothes, even if they're sweats. I have this mortal fear of sliding into the pit of housecoat-TV-blahs and I don't want to fall into that trap. I also don't want to be perceived that way. Maybe Aunt Madge can help me not worry so much.
-Fraid I'll turn into a housewife, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dear -Fraid I'll turn into a housewife,
Think about this honey. Since women have gone out into the workplace, we've had to do twice as much work.
Remember housewives who hired housekeepers. Remember Hazel and Alice and Florida?
Weren't those housewives smarter than us? Not only didn't they have to do the nine to five grind, they didn't have to wash dishes either.
I say, embrace the housecoat and tv! Let's take it all back.
Cause you know men are laughing at us.
PS. It's Aunt Madge talking, not that girl Anna. I just use her blog. Honest.
She ripped off Marry Poppins . . . oh yeah, and hear, hear.
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