Shopping
Today was the day that approximately 400 teenage girls decended upon the Dillards at Woodla nd Hills Mall in Tulsa. And I got to be there, yay! I forgot to mention that all 400 of them decended upon the formal/prom gown section. Double yay! But, I got to do some quality shopping bonding with my stepdaughter, which was a good thing. Apparently, there's a Valentine's Dance in two weeks at every jr. & high school in this state.
So, there they were, parading in and out of the dressing rooms in their chosen attire - some looking like sausages stuffed in a casing, others looking anorexic enough to enter the ER, and some looked healthy and happy. Most were arguing with siblings and mothers about the style and fit of dresses, some were being downright bratty. My girl was being wonderful, thank goodness. She has good clothes sense. But, I'm exhausted. I forgot, in my middle age, how exhausting shopping with a teen can be. It brought back memories of when I was young and used to hang out at the mall, flirting with boys, and spending my money on cosmetics. Little did I know then that I would need the cosmetics more thirty years later than I did then.
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Quote of the Day
"It's not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."
Friedrich Nietzsche
So, there they were, parading in and out of the dressing rooms in their chosen attire - some looking like sausages stuffed in a casing, others looking anorexic enough to enter the ER, and some looked healthy and happy. Most were arguing with siblings and mothers about the style and fit of dresses, some were being downright bratty. My girl was being wonderful, thank goodness. She has good clothes sense. But, I'm exhausted. I forgot, in my middle age, how exhausting shopping with a teen can be. It brought back memories of when I was young and used to hang out at the mall, flirting with boys, and spending my money on cosmetics. Little did I know then that I would need the cosmetics more thirty years later than I did then.
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Quote of the Day
"It's not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."
Friedrich Nietzsche
posted by L. Maria Thomas | 7:54 PM
3 Comments:
hi. i remember those days, when it seemed you needed a new outfit for every event. oh wait, i am going out of town this weekend and i dont know what to wear...
crap.
I really liked your post. Your storytelling ability keeps the reader's attention.
I'm a guy, so shopping for dresses is not something from my own life, but, as I was reading your post, I was transported. I wonder what that will be like if I have a daughter one day.
Thanks, Mike! That's nice to know that you liked it.
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