Life can be confusing for a tired guy in Tucson. Let me explain . . .
Grandma: “tuck your shirt in, you’re not a bum”
It was an on going theme with my maternal grandmother (that’s my mom’s mom for those that don’t know the term maternal). Between, “David, tuck your shirt in you’re not a bum”, and “Don’t pick your nose, blow it, that’s what a tissue is for”. I spent my life around grandma in hiding.
The lesson of tucking ones shirt in as a mark of social status was embedded deep in my 10 year old psyche. Little did I realize how this bit of socially acceptable behavior would in years to come become a fashion fopaux.
Present Day” “Don’t tuck your shirt in you look like an OLD MAN!”
It is true, from socially not being a bum, to fashion fopaux in less than 50 years. See what I mean about it being tough. I’m at an awkward age. Who would have thought that being a second wave boomer could be so difficult. It makes me tired.
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