What is it about kids and coats? Currently we are experiencing temperatures hovering right around freezing and so, as I leave the house, I bundle up. Yet as I head out in my car with my nice warm coat on, gloves on to keep my hands warm, and the heater blasting, I see kids walking nonchalant, in shorts and no coat as if it was the middle of summer.
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My brother and me Bakersfield, California |
This picture always makes me smile. I look at it and wonder about the story behind it. Over the years the story and reasoning has been lost, so no one can explain to me why I am in shorts and a light sweater while my little brother is bundled up from head to toe in a nice toasty snowsuit. The thing is, I don't look like I am miserable or cold. So I wonder, did I fight Mom on the coat and she finally said fine, find out for yourself? Was I just warm blooded? Or was I just oblivious to it all because I was having fun with my little brother?
Whatever the reason, of this I am confident, at some point, my mom told me to put a on a coat. It's a given.
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I know mine did!
ReplyDeleteThat is so true -- I saw a boy just yesterday in a tee-shirt despite the low temperature. His arms were purple. Where was his mother??? While I don't really remember my mother telling me to put on a coat, I do know she faithfully reminded me to take along some change and a tissue.
ReplyDeleteNot only did I hear, "Put on a coat" but I also heard, "You need a hat." I remember babies always being bundled up more than everyone else. The idea seemed to be that babies needed to be warmer than children and adults. I have a photo of my mom holding me when I was about a year. I am wearing a winter coat and bonnet while my mom was dressed in a summer house dress. The other thing I notice is that I used to be able to wear lighter clothing in the winter and still feel warm, whereas now I feel cold most of the time, even when wearing several layers of clothing. Perhaps moms spoke from the vantage point of cool age?
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