Posted by annierose on January 3, 2006, at 22:16:26
In reply to Re: bad day » ghost, posted by Dinah on January 3, 2006, at 20:37:46
You are not fat and ugly and you don't dress freakish! Not at all. But, having said that, I totally get the mom thing. Like you, I do not fit in my neighborhood, and my individually stands out. These moms know each other from grade school for goodness sake, wear the same 10 pieces of clothing (w/proper labels) and are carbon copies of one another. So I do understand the not wanting to get out of your car and approach them. I will say that I am getting better at it, after 2 years of therapy. I don't want to be their friend, but I'm not going to hide away from them either. I'll say "hello" and move on.
It's so bad that my 12 year old was told on the school bus, "Oh Susie, (insert derogatory tone) I see you are wearing last seasons Pumas (sneakers)". Silly me, I didn't even know that sneakers had seasons and shame on me for letting my daughter leave the house in perfectly good shoes that are already passe. I told my daughter to get over it. These kids need a real problem.
Dinah, you are beautiful. Maybe you need to look into your child's eyes and see your beauty reflected in them.
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