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Moms, I’m coming at you like a best friend here. I’m speaking some truth that you need to hear. I am for you. I am Team You. Please understand that I’m coming from a place of transparency as well as genuine concern here. This is part confession, part warning, and part encouragement.
Here’s the deal. We’ve let ourselves go. Like good mamas, we’ve put the needs of our kids and our spouse ahead of our own. We’ve neglected an important area and we need to do better.
Sister, your ratty underwear has got to go.
Look, I get it. You’re busy, you’re strapped for money, and your current underwear is still functioning. You’ve convinced yourself that you don’t need to replace them. But you do. It is time. If you haven’t bought new underwear since you were pregnant with your last kid and that kid is in elementary school, it’s time for new underwear. If your current panties have strings hanging from the leg holes, it’s time for new panties. If the tag on your bra is so worn you can’t read the size or brand, it’s time for a new bra.
I’m going to take it a step further: splurge on the good stuff. You’ll try to talk yourself out of it. It seems extravagant. It seems unnecessary. It seems selfish. It isn’t. You wear underwear every single day of your life. You’ll probably keep them for at least a year or two, so if you divide that out into cost per wear even the expensive stuff is totally reasonable.
I’m serious here. This is a big deal. I’m not being dramatic when I say that good underwear has the potential to drastically improve your quality of life. Make a plan as soon as possible to take your mom or your best friend out for Starbucks and then do some underwear shopping. Panties that don’t ride up or fall down or dig in exist, ladies, they’re out there. Go get them!!
