I have a question…is it acceptable for a 31 year old woman to wear earmuffs? I remember having a bright yellow pair as a seven year old and now (24 years later) I have purchased a lovely fluffy pair from Debenhams, and they keep my ears super warm. I really feel the cold in winter, especially in my extremities and my muffs totally solve this problem. I wore them to take Joel to school this morning and got several comments about them. One from Sue the lollypop lady who said she needs to purchase a pair and another comment from Joel’s teacher who asked me where I got them from. I’m not entirely sure whether they were taking the piss or not! Joel’s teacher must be in her early forties and she still wears her hair in bunches sometimes. Is it acceptable (apart from fancy dress) for a woman of this age to wear her hair in bunches? Even if she is teaching five year olds all day, I’m just not sure.
I told Sue (lollypop lady) she would definitely benefit from some nice warm earmuffs. She deserves some kind of award from the queen for standing out on that crossing every morning for the last 8 years. I couldn’t do it and I know she hates it because she always asks me for the time on my return leg of the school run, desperate to get out of the cold. Initially she only agreed to do it for a few weeks and all these years later she’s still standing out there, morning and afternoon, in all weather conditions. She told me that no one else would do it and she’s scared that if she hands her notice in it’s only a matter of time before a child gets knocked down, she's a pillar of the community and an unsung hero.
Another thing that puzzles me is why there are so many parents dropping their kids off in their gym attire. Am I to believe that these individuals are actually on their way to workout rather than on their way work? There are loads of them at Joel’s school, men as well as women. Oh how the other half live…and some of the men wear quite revealing shorts, even in freezing cold weather which ahem…don’t leave much to the imagination. I'll leave you with that thought!
A Step Forward
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