Comments on: Mom Jeans, Black Socks, and Other Things You Don’t Want in Your Closet

By: MY LAUNCH BACK INTO EXERCISING « Mizwrite’s Blog

MY LAUNCH BACK INTO EXERCISING « Mizwrite’s Blog — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:59:40 +0000

[...] of my daughter’s socks (which are quite huge) and my husband’s (which, as we’ve discussed here, are BLACK), but I couldn’t bring myself to go out into public like that. Plan thwarted. Back to [...]

By: mizwrite

mizwrite — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:57:32 +0000

Oh my gosh, Miss Sniz — I laughed out loud at that! (And then I had to read it to my hubby. His response? “Wow … that’s as bad as 98 Degrees!”) I think you just rescued him! So funny. But you are in GOOD company — We can relate!

By: Miss Sniz

Miss Sniz — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:34:27 +0000

True story…two years ago I was having lunch at Olive Garden with my sis and sis-in-law, and the waiter asked us if we liked Eminim (I don’t even know how to spell it) and I thought he was talking about the candy and so of course I said yes, wondering what that had to do with anything! Great post, Laurie, and so well-written! LOVED IT!

By: mizwrite

mizwrite — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:45:33 +0000

Hi, TexanPenny and Helene! Yes, the fam and I were talking about this at the dinner table the other night also, and we were noting that when you’re kids, you’re sort of looking for someone to love you (boyfriend/girlfriend) and that might be a lot of the need to impress (or the fear of judgment). But getting older also comes with a lot of experienced love, too, and that makes life a lot more liberating — you no longer feel you have to be a certain way to get someone to love you. You know you can just be you.

By: Helene

Helene — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:17:10 +0000

I once heard the phrase, ‘Being comfortable in your own skin’ and I think this is what that is all about. As others have said, its very liberating to just be yourself, wear what you like, listen to whatever you want to listen to and watch whatever TV programs you prefer. No apologies, no reason to justify yourself to anyone — ok, except maybe your spouse, who has to share your close-in space. This is the up-side of getting older!

By: TexanPenny

TexanPenny — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:40:38 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever been hip or cool in my life. When I was a teenager in the ’70s, I was listening to Beethoven, reading Shakespeare and totally not wearing the “in” fashions.

Unfortunately, even though I had the courage to like what I liked, I felt like a freak. There’s a LOT to be said for getting older and realizing that “cool” isn’t really real.

By: mizwrite

mizwrite — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:16:24 +0000

Excellent comment, Debi! First, I had to laugh at your son’s reasoning (I never thought about the dirt showing … hmmm … Chris may have actually factored in that aspect!), and then I love your last line — security and confidence. Yes, that’s the key.

By: Debi

Debi — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:25:26 +0000

Well, I just gotta say that I bought my son (20 year old son) black socks for Christmas! They are Nike and only ankle high, but black nontheless…and he liked them! Of course even though his reason for liking them (don’t show dirt when you wear them a couple days in a row cause you need to do laundry…)is different than your Chris, it shows that you’re not that far off from hip My kids, mostly my girls, have tried to teach me through the years about fashion. Of course they informed me years ago about the “mom jeans” and thus I replaced my favorite high waisted, tapered legged jeans with the wider legged, low-mid waisted jeans. I gotta say, the low waisted jeans are not always the best choice…even for the young “hip” people. I don’t find “muffin tops” attractive on any age! I wish they could just find a happy medium! As far as being comfortable with ourselves, it is freeing to realize we don’t care what people think. It’s even nicer when you can instill in your kids that it’s okay and best just to be who you are. Nothing is more “hip” than a secure and confident person…young or old!

By: mizwrite

mizwrite — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:41:36 +0000

Grace, I cracked up at your story! I could just imagine that exchange! I’ll bet you were the last person you could ever imagine would be throwing around phrases like “you’re too young to …” So funny. It’s stunning when we finally realize we sound like our parents! But yes, absolutely — the best thing about getting older is not caring!

Chris — I love your black socks.

And Mizamiga — Interesting that black socks are the choice of Europe. I imagine that’s because people are wearing dark shoes. (I think it’s the contrast with the tennis shoes that’s shocking. And, thus, something we always associate with the world of the young. …) Yes, to each his (or her) own!

By: mizamiga

mizamiga — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:55:42 +0000

Hey, only a dork would wear WHITE socks in Europe. Or god forbid, an American tourist. It’s all about persepctive. And one’s OWN perspective on one’s socks MUST be the one that matters most.
Rock on, Mom jeans and black socks! (And gangsta rap, I must add). To each his own.