Wednesday

I have been waiting for a couple days, deciding whether or not to post about this episode that occurred this week for fear that it will lead Big A and Mrs. A to be further convinced that we are mediocre parents when it comes to dressing our child (past reference to the navy blue sock incident from Thanksgiving)....but here goes...

So I was in Stein Mart this week - and for those of you who might not have a Stein Mart near you, let me just say, it's a wonderful place. Kind of like an upscale TJ MAxx is the best way I can describe it. Anyway, I was waiting in line at the cash register and this sweet southern woman starts doting on OBB, asking me how old he is, what his name is, etc. And then out of nowhere, she says, "Now hon, if I'm not mistaken, doesn't he have his pants on backwards?" Waves of mortification flowed over my body...the one thing I'm supposed to be doing right now is taking care of my son (and making sure he is presentable to the world on a daily basis) and I can't even get that right?

The lady must have seen the look of horror on my face (which was there partly because I was embarrassed and partly because I couldn't believe she actually had the nerve to say something to me about it) so she followed up her comment with, "Oh I remember when I had my babies and I was in your situation and you must just be happy that you made it out the door this morning, right?" I smiled as best I could, while looking at OBB's pants. He was wearing sweatpants that I had hurridly put on him while trying to change his diaper and keep his flip-flopping self on the changing table. I think I may have even put them on him while he was on all fours trying to crawl off the changing table, which might account for the backwardness. Indeed, the pockets were facing the wrong way - a tell-tale sign.

So as I left the store and was driving out of the parking lot, I replayed the incident in my mind, searching for a pithy comeback that I would have used had my brain worked that fast. The best I could come up with was, "It's Wednesday. And everybody knows Wednesday is backwards day". Or is it opposite day? Either way, I think that covers my predicament.