Did your mom...

...ever tell you not to leave the house without your cleanest, newest underwear?  "What if you're in an accident." She would say.

As a result we never left the homestead without being in our very best undergarments.  I in turn told my kids the same thing.  Heaven forbid they should be in an accident, and they would be laying on the side of the road and emergency personnel would see them with holes in their underpants and bras that have stretched out, useless elastic holding their boobies in place.  What an embarrassment that would be to me.  What would that say about how I brought you up and clothed you?

What brought this to mind this morning is the fact I've had to delve into my underwear drawer and pull out my thermal underwear to find they are in very, very bad shape.  Holes everywhere.  I meant to buy new thermals over the summer and down grade the sets I have to my cleaning rags department.  But, out of sight out of mind, sadly, when I pulled it open, there was nothing but old, lavender scented thermals in the drawer.  I'm just glad I didn't cut my old ones up...apparently I never did buy new ones.

Sigh...I guess the old ones will have to do for a while, till I can get new ones.  I just have to remember not to leave the old homestead wearing them.  Goodness knows I would not want to embarrass myself or my mother should some kind of an accident befall me.

Now, here's the thing.

If you ever watch cop, hospital, emergency shows you already know the first thing emergency personnel  does is CUT OFF YOUR CLOTHES.  Am I right, or am I right?  By golly, I think I am!

So, I've come to the conclusion, mom may not have been right.  It makes more sense to wear your oldest, rattiest, most horrible undergarments when you leave the house.  That way if you are in an accident and the emergency personnel has to cut your garments off, you will only be losing the ones you don't give a dang about in the first place.  Your lovely new stuff will be safely tucked away in your lavender scented lingerie drawer at home.  Seriously, in my mind this makes a great deal more sense.

I'm definitely going to start spreading the word on this subject.  I think I've done my kids a great disservice, so, I'm retracting my lesson on leaving the house in your best undergarments.  I'm publicly stating it's okay if your underpants has worn out elastic, and a few holes, so what if your bra straps are limp and tend to fall of your shoulder, and that your t-shirt has a few paint spots or BBQ stains, I don't give a dang.  And, ya' know what?  Your emergency personnel doesn't give a dang either, they are simply trying to save your life and that's much more important to me.

By the way, old socks with holes at the toes or heels are okay, too.  I've heard in an accident there is a good possibility they'll be knocked off anyway.

Here, here, and rah, rah for old underwear.