May I vent my irritation with my mother? A few (ok, probably 5 or 6) years ago, I spent a lot of time researching bras that are at a higher price point than I usually get. I spent a lot of time (by my standards) trying on front-close models. The one I ended up with seemed just right—supportive, close to my skin tone, easy to fasten, didn’t show under clothes.... It was kinda a big deal for me to spend that much on a bra. A couple months later, we were visiting my parents and my mother came sauntering in, as she is wont to do, as I was getting dressed. She saw the front closure and her eyes lit up. She had medical issues that I thought could make it hard for her to fasten a bra. I took mine off, gave it to her, and told her to get me one from her closet. She did. I wore that one for a while, irritated every time, but also glad to be helping out my dear old mother. This week, I sent her some of the links in this thread, because I thought they might be really helpful to her. We talked soon after that, and I asked if she was planning to get any of them. No. She seemed to think it was odd and a little confusing that I thought she would want something like that. I reminded her that I’m where she got her front close bra. Front closure bra? She didn’t know what I was talking about, couldn’t recall the swap at all. It’s a small thing and I should move on, but it just bugs me. So thank you for listening to my rant and letting me vent.
Aquamarine, I hope your mother wears hers in good health and with happiness and maybe a smidge of a thought to her daughter.
