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My current flannel shirt is a black-and-white gingham, similar to the one here. I picked mine up on freecycle.
My wife pulled out a catalogue with the same shirt and said "look! If I get this we can dress alike."
My college son was there, and he said "dad's wearing a girl's shirt." I said nothing.
But if he took a little look he'd see that the buttons were on the wrong side, and there was a dart for a bust I didn't have (at least at the moment).
I guess critical observation is not a skill they teach at college.
People tend to see mostly what they want to see and what they are comfortable seeing. Your son sees you as his dad regardless of whether you were wearing a girl's top. He has a comfort level with his perception of his dad.
ReplyDeleteWhat is more interesting is your wife's comment that if she got the same shirt you would be a matching set.
There are parts of Pat's wardrobe that are similar in style to my wife's. A few weeks back I had on a knit top and skirt that she thought may have been hers. I had to point out the size and banding differences to convince her that my top was different than hers.
I felt great that she complimented me on my sense of style. This happened again a few days later when I was wearing a black and white animal print faux wrap dress. She said that she could use something similar in her wardrobe.
Comments like these make Pat feel special. I would suggest that Meg accept the same inference from your wife's comment about the catalog pick. I would go further to encourage her to match your style or you may even order the top in her size so you can be twins.
Building a comfort level with our wives is a difficult and long drawn out process. If you have similar tastes in dress that is one additional spot of common ground.
Pat