Helpful Hint

I'm no fashion maven, but....

Dear young mom at unnamed mexican restaurant yesterday,

By the looks of your child, you apparently just had a baby about 3 months or so ago and you are obviously trying to get your sexyback (though a bit misguided on an outing with said infant and your hubby), but please exchange your too-short, too-tight, strapless shortie-one-piece-shortset that looks like you stole it off a five year old (on whom it would be overwhelmingly more appropriate) for something a bit less desperately-clawing-at-the-last-vestiges-of-teenage-hood-ish. The sky-high wedge platform sandals aren't helping matters. Next time, try a simple, pretty, strappy sundress with some embellished flip-flops, mmmkay? And please make an attempt to at least acknowledge the sweet little baby girl you have with you instead of shoveling in the chips and salsa while your poor baby-daddy handles every last bit of baby-care, from carrying to holding to feeding to cleaning up. Look, I know new-motherhood can be tiring, and we'd all like the daddy to take more responsibility for baby-care (and heck, this may even be the only time you get out of the house and you want to enjoy it) but acting like an indifferent baby-sitter when you are obviously the baby's mother won't win you any points in the attractiveness department. Embrace your title as baby-mama, especially when the baby is with you; it will give you a smidge more credibility as the mother of said child, and you won't look like such a two-dollar hooker who had the misfortune to get knocked up.

Thanks doll. Love,
Soonerchick


*The sad thing about it was that she really was a pretty young lady, and from the neck up, she looked great - tasteful hair and makeup and jewelry. But from the neck-down, she looked like her 13-yr-old sister had dressed her, and basically ignoring her baby made me dislike her even more.