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Writer's pictureJennifer Edgecomb Odom

White Pants

Dear Elli,

Do not buy white pants.  It's not a smart investment.  Trust me.  I did it.

For most of my life I have avoided white pants.  They just weren't me.  I'm really more of a black pants or tan pants kind of gal.  Until this summer. 

You see, when I turned 30 I developed a mental complex.  I am now in my second year of this weird new complex.  Something snapped in my brain.  All of the sudden I decided to try to look sort of cute.  Because I've only got another decade or so to rock it before the wheels fall off.  So I bought a pair of white pants.

Big mistake. 

White pants do one thing.  They attract stuff.  All kinds of stuff.  I am looking at my white pants right now, and I see at least four spots on them which I cannot identify.  I've worn them twice.  And I am an adult.

What is this stuff?  Marks from my pen?  Dirt?  Food?  I'm starting to get yet another complex.  Apparently I am a complete pig and never realized it.  You can't take me anywhere.  In fact, I should probably stay home for the remainder of my days writing blog posts in pajama pants and a T-shirt.  Neither of which should be white. 

See what happened there?  I freaked out a little.  That should clearly be an indication that white pants suck.  And you should never buy them.  Ever.

So even if I only have approximately 8.5 years left before the remainder of my youthfulness pisses itself right out the window, I will not spend those years in white pants.  I will spend them in black or tan pants instead.  And I will do so without fear of looking like a complete pig with unidentifiable stuff all over my legs and ass.

But I will probably continue wearing cute shoes that necessitate the strategic placement of several bandaids to avoid bloodshed.  And we will save that story for a different day.

I love you.

Mom

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