I think we've all had one point in our life or maybe several where you remember something your mom said when you were younger and you thought "God, my mom is dumb. How can she possible think this is the right thing to do?" I've thought or said this on numerous occasions, and on numerous occasions thought "OMG, mom was right. I was stupid when I was (fill in childhood age here)".
I had one of these moments the other day. I played soccer when I was younger. I only played because my best friend and next door neighbor played, and I wanted to do everything she did. So we ended up playing soccer together for the next 5+ years. Anyway, I lived in Bucks County, PA at the time and it was cold during soccer season. On especially cold days, my mom would have me wear tights/hose under my shorts. I'm not talking the spandex/under armour tights they have now. I'm talking opaque dress tights. I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. You can see right through them!! I would fight her on this every time she made me put them on. I wanted sweatpants like all the other white kids. Sure, they looked just as dumb in over sized sweatpants, but I wanted to fit in.
So tights have been getting more and more popular or so it seems to me. But sometimes, I have to have a trend knock me over the head to "get it". I bought some to wear with my new BR dress. The tights/dress combination looks great and they keep me warm.... Hmmm... tights keep you warm. Who used to tell me that? That's right, M-O-M. Dammit, she was right again.
I've already had several of these moments. I wonder how many more I'll have.
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