Of a
midlife crisis. I guess I had one.
In Miami I see the Victoria Secret store in the mall
which we don’t have in Canada with clothes and bathing suits anyways.
I remember a trip I took last year where I loved the bathingsuit
a girl I saw was wearing. She was about
5’2, 110 pounds big boobs and perfectly curvy. My definition of a gorgeous woman’s
body. Very Petite, short, skinny small waist, tiny body but big boobs and curves. She looked amazing in this bathingsuit that was so pretty and ruffly and feminine. I asked her
where she got it. She said Victoria’s Secret.
So I go in there in Miami and see the same bathingsuit!!! An I
look in my size and they have it! And then I realise how RIDICULOUS I would
look in this and I don’t even bother trying it on. I mean my size would still
only cover half of my ass! And I would look like a freak.
So without a thought further grab and XXS and buy it for
my daughter!! She has never worn any bathing it other from Walmart or Target in the childrens section and lately I have been noticing that
most of her friends have at least one expensive and kind of more womanly bikini.
So I grab it and buy it and decides she needs this.
And I don’t give it another thought.
When I come in from trip I practically run in house where
Beauty is with two friends and grab her and say” look what I bought you! “ She
is thrilled!!! She rips it out of my hands and tries it on!!!
She looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
Oh crap! Like as in way
too amazing…like as in super sexy amazing…like as in way to good…way to sexy.
Way to older…she is 12 !!!! I forgot my daughter was
twelve!!!!
And the back of bikini dips. Into a little V so her butt
cracks shows! OMFG what did I do???
Her friends of course oh and aww and admire her in this.
They think I am the coolest mother/person ever and I momentarily forget what a dumbass
I am and bask in their admiration. Oh god. I can’t seem to stop myself on this
one.I just get worse and worseL
So then it hits me: SHE CANNOT WEAR THIS BATHINGSUIT. Ever.
But the problem is? It’s too late. She is sold.
Well. It gets worse. Chase comes into the kitchen. He is
not only shocked but mortified. And ANGRY. Very very very ANGRY. At me! He starts reciting study after study of
girls too young made to look sexy by their mothers and end up pregnant in grade
9. He shames me and orders her to go and change! And his girlfriend’s upstairs
is listening too!
I’m mortified.
So all weekend this has been on my mind. Throw it out? Allow
her to wear it on our trip only? Be an Indian giver? What do I do?So I decide we keep it but I get
it altered. I have a piece of material put in where it dips in the back. Ok that is
good.
And I have strap added to the top..yes that will make it
better. Good plan.
and buy a matching coverup. to cover it up. Cover her up. maybe a waterproof one she can wear in the ocean.
Phew.
(Only step left is to tell her) . Yikes.
Talk about a mid life crisis move? Talk about living
vicariously through ones gorgeous daughter?
(I mean PS and BTW-I am all FOR private school girls hiking up the little skirts to make them shorter...cute..adorable..but THIS above? I am losing it.)
