In defense of granny panties
Unlike some shameless, boyfriend-stealing neighbors I know who probably don’t even wear underwear — not to mention my teenage daughter, who has become a little too involved with boys — I have to say: what’s wrong with tighty whities once in a while?
I found the joys of big white granny panties during my pregnancy. Looking ahead to my hospital stay, I’d been advised to get some big, comfy panties to wear after my baby was born. Off to Wal-Mart, I found some cheap, but soft, big white undies in a three pack. Perfect. Just don’t tell my other super-perfectionist neighbor, who has been known to visit motels in matching silk bra and panties and, um, do a little dance. (It’s amazing what you can learn about the people who live on your lane.)
Now, even though I’m clearly not pregnant anymore, I like to put on some soft cottony goodness once in a while. Sometimes, you just don’t feel like wearing a thong. Gardening? Feeling down? Yeast infection? Hello? Right? Right?
Neither my new boyfriend nor my old boyfriend who’s in jail has to know.
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(Can you guess which TV character’s voice Damselfly from Growing a Life made a lame attempt to write in? This post is part of the monthly blog exchange sponsored by Motherhood Uncensored. Please visit Damselfly’s site to see my post there!)
Damselfly writes about new mamahood at Growing a Life.
February 1st, 2007 at 9:33 am
Susan Meyer!
February 1st, 2007 at 11:39 am
Gotta be one of those Desperate chicks!
February 1st, 2007 at 11:39 am
P.S. check out the google ads for this one below. tee hee.
February 1st, 2007 at 12:03 pm
i have no clue, but you’ve done it SO well(!)
February 1st, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Christ, I forgot it was the 1st — these blog exchanges always throw me off. I’m thinking, “Boyfriend? Teenage daughter? Am I at the right blog?” Then I realized it’s the exchange but I *still* didn’t get it because I didn’t know the theme. Man, I am so out of the loop.
February 1st, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Christine from the New Adventures of Old Christine? To me, it sounds like something Elaine from Seinfeld would say. And I could see Jerry and George discussing it at the diner over pie or something. Good stuff, those granny panties.
February 1st, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Um, but this was a real post, right? ‘Cause I really like granny panties.
Okay, embarrassed and leaving now…
February 1st, 2007 at 6:51 pm
You mean I shouldn’t wear them every day? I kind of like the way they come out of the top of my new low rise jeans from the thrift store.
February 1st, 2007 at 6:52 pm
When you mentioned grannie panties I thought of Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones, but I don’t think either are pregnant or have been. So I’m stumped.
February 1st, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Uh. Like is there anything else to wear?
Oh, right! She said BOYFRIEND which means something different. It’s not until you’re firmly planted in marriage with no way out (and happily so) that your cotton underwear is firmly planted to the rear you can’t get rid of either.
February 1st, 2007 at 7:02 pm
I’ll admit it, I don’t know who you are writing as.
February 1st, 2007 at 7:50 pm
A Desperate Housewife? Who, I have no clue!
February 1st, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Wait…what is this exchange thing? Is this YOU writing…or someone else? Normally, being a man and all, I would be focused on the panties. But the confusion over who was writing actually grabbed my attention. LOL
February 1st, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Susan Meyer, definitely.
February 1st, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Not sure, but I loved this for the strife with the neighbors. Oh the neighbors. I’ve got half a mind to teepee thier house with granny panties.
Wonderful post!
February 1st, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Susan Meyer!
February 1st, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Holy COW that threw me off. I was like, ummmmm……what? LOL!
I have no idea who the celeb voice is!
February 2nd, 2007 at 7:35 am
Duhr… I am clearly not watching enough tv!