By Carol Farthing-Cusick It's 5am in the morning, I am sitting here wondering what idiot is the one that decided warm-up suits should be made of nylon! My 19 year old son loves Nike nylon pants. When he walks out of his room it sounds as if a Wal-Mart bag has come to life! It's so loud you would think that there were more than one person in the hallway. And since they are always three times too big, you are almost sure there is a petite blonde hiding in them! If he's coming in from work, my first thought when I hear him is "He's bought something"! Hopefully cleaning supplies for his room! Nope, it's those darn pants. Heaven forbid I should wash and dry them. They have to air dry or else they come out looking like a wrinkled, used trash bag. Of all his expensive name brand clothes, these are the most protected. In fact, I only see them when he is wearing them! I think he hides them for fear I will throw them away! He knows I have an immense dislike for them. They are obnoxious! If he walks just right, dragging his feet (if you know what I mean) the little zippers on the bottom of the legs scrape the floor. You'd swear the kid was walking through a pile of leaves. I have asked him on several occasions why he wears them and he tells me they are comfortable, even in 100 degree heat! He swears he doesn't sweat in them. My fear, he will sweat so much, that they will drown in em! Sometimes I imagine him on a date with a girl and both of them in the car trying to get a little close and all the noise those pants will make as he situates himself in the seat! If I was her, I'd have to slap him! How can you be romantic when all you hear is a bunch of rustling? Recently, my mother in law bought my three-year-old son a pair of nylon Adidas pants for Christmas. One thing I can say in favor of them for toddlers. You can always hear a little one running around in nylon britches!
Carol Farthing-Cusick is a married, homemaker and mother of 3 son's ages 3, 16, & 19. | 
