motd Thurs Nov 3, 2011

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IT'S NOT

FAIR...TO YOUR UNDERWEAR!

Thursday, 03 November 2011

When I was a kid, twice a year, my mother

would take me to Sears and buy me new underwear. And

oh, (I must say), it was always a traumatic experience

for me.

Underwear for husky boys,

like me, were sold in the basement at Sears, right

next to the roasted nuts counter. Boy, nothing like

trying on husky-sized clothes while smelling roasting

peanuts and cashews!

Looks like you've

gained some weight since the last time I saw you,

Milton.

Every time my mother and I went shopping for my new

underwear, the salesman at Sears would end up saying

the same thing. Looks

like you've gained some weight since the last time I

saw you, Milton. Grrrrr! I wanted to say back

to him: Let

me grab you a microphone, I don't think the rest of

the store heard you!

And it was always the same story, the salesman would

tell my mother, Mrs.

, I think we're gonna have to move Milton up

to a larger size. (Oh great, I

just loved hearing him tell my mother that!) Of

course, with his advice, my mother would buy me larger

sized underwear. But, as we were walking toward the

stairs to leave the basement, I'd ask my mother to please buy me

a small bag of roasted cashews. (I know you're

laughing but I'm not kidding!)

My old underwear had gotten

too small on me.

My underwear trauma continued when I got home. Okay,

I had to admit that my old underwear had gotten too

small on me. So the salesman, (the one with the big

mouth), was right. It was time for me to move up to a

larger size. The elastic band in my old underwear

would be all stretched out and had gotten very loose.

That's because they'd gotten too tight and I just

about had to stuff my body

into them. I mean, come on, I had to hold in my

stomach just get my

underwear on!

(How sad is that?) Those larger underwear may have

been more comfortable but seeing I was slowly getting

bigger did

not make

me a happy kid.

After my mother washed all of my new underwear, she'd

fold them ever-so-neatly, bring them to my room and

I'd tuck them away in my dresser drawer. The next

morning, I'd take out a pair of my new underwear and

put them on. I remember how comfortable they were and

I didn't have to squeeze myself into them. Ahhhhh! They were a

larger size so, I have to admit, they were a lot more

comfortable.

Your underwear should fit

you, support you and never make you feel uncomfortable

wearing them.

You know, as you gain weight, it's really not fair...to

your underwear. Your underwear should fit you,

support you and never make you feel uncomfortable

wearing them. If they don't fit correctly, (you

know), you'll feel it all day. And hey, who wants to

be uncomfortable in their underwear...all day

long?

If you've gained weight, you need to get underwear

that fit you properly. Even if, like I used to, have

to get them in a larger size. (There's no shame in

that.) But one of your goals should be to lose weight

and fit into smaller-sizedunderwear.

Now I know, this was a very personal message. But

hey, you're my friends and I don't want you walking

around not feeling good because your undergarments are

too small, making you uncomfortable.

And by the way, these days, I get my own underwear at

the Macy's near my house. Only thing is, I don't have

to buy them in the basement. But the sad

thing is...Macy's

doesn't have one those roasters like they had at Sears

were I can buy some fresh-roasted cashews!

Love,