Backstory: I’m dating a guy who is not liked by any member of my family. He can be crass and uncouth at times, but he can also be charming and charismatic.
Bad boyfriends are like a pair of Jimmy Choo stilettos. You want them so bad when you first see ‘em and you end up shelling out way too much money just so you can call ‘em yours. When you finally bring them home, you realize they don’t really go with anything else in your closet (life). You hope for that rare day when you get to dress ‘em up and show ‘em off thinking all the other gals will envy you but when you do, they cause you nothing but pain, they wear out too quickly (if you know what I mean) and they end up sitting around your house, being useless, collecting dust. And those other gals? Not envious. My point? Throw ‘em out of the house and go shopping.
LOVE IT!!!
February 7, 2010 at 11:37 am
haha I love it too.
February 7, 2010 at 11:52 am
Love the way Mom gets her point across in a creative, humorous way. Makes it more likely that the daughter might reconsider her choice (?).
February 7, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Perfect description. Way to go Mom!
February 7, 2010 at 12:39 pm
So are you gonna take her advice?
February 7, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Smart mom! She seems to know better than to badmouth the boyfriend but still gets her point across.
February 7, 2010 at 3:44 pm
This is one smart mama – we should all be so blessed.
February 7, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Wow! This mom is awesome! Lets you know your boyfriend is a loser without flat out calling him a loser. Women, listen to her advice!
February 7, 2010 at 8:45 pm
haha this mom is fabulous! when i was about 13 i had a very similar theory involving a designer handbag…
February 7, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Wow! I’m going to file this away somewhere so I can break it out when my 8 yr old twin girls start dating. Genius.
February 7, 2010 at 9:40 pm
This is some good advice. I’m going to steal it! Thanks mama!
February 8, 2010 at 8:37 am
Hey, this was my post. I was cleaning out my inbox and found it. Hope it helps other gals. Took Mom’s advice and am now dating a guy who is everything the last one was not. Mom actually poked me at the dinner table to ask me “You’re keeping this one, right?” I call The Ex my favorite mistake because I never would have found my current bf unless I dated and broke up with The Ex, and even if I did happen to meet him, I probably wouldn’t have realized what a catch he is unless I had such a disastrous Ex to compare him to.
February 8, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Kristin, thanks for the “rest of the story”. I love serendipity :-)
February 9, 2010 at 9:34 pm