She's killing me

[phillygirl]

Text from my niece when she insisted, yet again, that she will not be wearing a coat to the homecoming dance, in November, with a short sleeve dress:

"I love you dearly aunt, but we are not living in the 50's anymore. " I will be giving her a smack when I next see her.

[Gingersnap]

Text from my niece when she insisted, yet again, that she will not be wearing a coat to the homecoming dance, in November, with a short sleeve dress:

"I love you dearly aunt, but we are not living in the 50's anymore. " I will be giving her a smack when I next see her.

What would she do with a coat? Really, this is absurd. Not only is she not in the 1950s, she's not in the 1850s - she is not going to become a 21st century Frozen Charlotte.

She's in a heated car walking a few feet into a heated building and exiting the building into a heated car to go to a heated party. Her problem isn't cold.

You wish.

[Tom Servo]

Coats are for outdoors-ing.

Gingersnap is right — there is nothing worse than "bundling up" to walk 5 steps to a heated car, then walk 20 steps to a heated store or restaurant. What's the point? My nipples may get hard in the cold, but it's only 30 seconds of chilly versus 45 minutes of grocery shopping with sweaty pits.

[phillygirl]

Okay, okay. I was more upset that she might have thought I was alive in the 50's!

I think she was more upset when went shopping together and each time she complained about something her mother wouldn't let her wear or do (strapless dress or double pierce her ears) I was in agreement with her mom.

I'm soo not the cool aunt. But as I told her, classy is far more important than trendy. She and her mom did find a dress yesterday and it's perfect.

[Celeste Chalfonte]

Okay, okay. I was more upset that she might have thought I was alive in the 50's!

I think she was more upset when went shopping together and each time she complained about something her mother wouldn't let her wear or do (strapless dress or double pierce her ears) I was in agreement with her mom.

I'm soo not the cool aunt. But as I told her, classy is far more important than trendy. She and her mom did find a dress yesterday and it's perfect.

How old is she now?

[gary m]

Coats are for outdoors-ing.

Gingersnap is right — there is nothing worse than "bundling up" to walk 5 steps to a heated car, then walk 20 steps to a heated store or restaurant. What's the point? My nipples may get hard in the cold, but it's only 30 seconds of chilly versus 45 minutes of grocery shopping with sweaty pits.

Not to mention that removing extraneous garments in the back seat of today's smaller cars is considerably more awkward than it was in the past.

[phillygirl]

How old is she now?

14.

[phillygirl]

Not to mention that removing extraneous garments in the back seat of today's smaller cars is considerably more awkward than it was in the past.

SHE'S 14!!!

[gary m]

SHE'S 14!!!

Sorry, I thought that she was at least 16 by now or you would not have let her go without armed security.

[phillygirl]

Sorry, I thought that she was at least 16 by now or you would not have let her go without armed security.

You're assuming a lot!

[Celeste Chalfonte]

14.

Ah, freshman year. I can't recall if that was the year HRH wore her "Goth prom dress" (think satin and tulle, but all black) to Homecoming, or the one that looks like this:



Both were thrift-store finds, as she never liked wearing what everyone else wore. I think in 4 years of high school, I bought 1 brand-new prom or Homecoming dress. The kid's a thrift-store wizard.

[phillygirl]

Ah, freshman year. I can't recall if that was the year HRH wore her "Goth prom dress" (think satin and tulle, but all black) to Homecoming, or the one that looks like this:



Both were thrift-store finds, as she never liked wearing what everyone else wore. I think in 4 years of high school, I bought 1 brand-new prom or Homecoming dress. The kid's a thrift-store wizard.

Good for her. My niece is all about the brand new and the "in style".

She's pretty good about knowing the limits and not being spoiled, at least by her mom. She also knows how to work her auntie.

[Lady Marva]

I was more upset that she might have thought I was alive in the 50's!

Wait! What? You weren't? Dang! you must be a youngin'!

[phillygirl]

Wait! What? You weren't? Dang! you must be a youngin'!

[Celeste Chalfonte]

Good for her. My niece is all about the brand new and the "in style".

She's pretty good about knowing the limits and not being spoiled, at least by her mom. She also knows how to work her auntie.

Probably helps that her freshman year, those stupid-looking "bubble" dresses were in:



If something looks that bad on a professional model, imagine how it would look on a girl who is 4'11" with shoes on.