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. |
