Wednesday. I’m wearing a new pair of pants, and I’m feeling great. They’re higher waisted pants just like I’ve seen in the pages of Us Weekly magazine, wide legged, cuffed. I’ve paired them with my tan shoes I bought on sale at the end of last season that haven’t been worn all summer, and I have a great tailored shirt tucked in to my new pants. I feel svelte and sophisticated, and my hair is in a stylish bun, and I’ve got compliments from a few other teachers including the football coach so I know I look good. I walk into 7th hour, Algebra 2, and my kids are working on their warm-up, and Jesse Martin, a senior boy takes one look at me and exclaims, “What is UP with your pants today? Those are the highest waisted pants I’ve ever seen! They look weird.” Laughter ensues.
“Yeah Ms. Jane, why are your pants so high? You should untuck your shirt then you wouldn’t be able to tell they’re so high,” Kelsey adds.
Thursday. Two years ago there was a Ralph Lauren skirt I eyed all season. It’s mainly tan and brown striped with a multitude of other colored stripes in the mix, it has a bohemian feel to it, and I eyed it all seaon and finally bought it, and I love it. I wore it Thursday, and again I felt great. It’s my favorite skirt, I always feel great in it. It’s 4th period, my kids are engaged in a group activity, and I’m walking around the room thinking what a good teacher I am in my stylish skirt, and I see Brittany staring at me.
“Do you have a question, Brittany?”
“Have you ever been to Mexico, Ms. Jane?”
“Nope.”
“Well, there are people that try to sell you stuff on the street. Like blankets. Your skirt reminds me of those blankets they sell on the street.”
Alex chimes in, “Yeah, it looks like a blanket a Mexican cowboy would put on a horse.”
