A few months ago I did something that even surprised me. For the first time since college I bought “real” shorts. Since I started working in childcare what feels like a billion years ago, I’ve been rocking the Bermuda shorts (my “Mom Shorts”) and I love them. I really, truly do. And while I don’t see anything wrong with them and didn’t really feel I needed a change, I just thought if I was going to break back into “short” shorts, now is the time when I’m thinned out from breastfeeding and feeling good about my body (even if I’m so thin I feel sickly otherwise).
The first time I put on my new short shorts (which aren’t even that short, far from a booty hanging out extravaganza, but MANY inches shorter than my usual Berumudas…) I felt funny. I felt self-conscious having bits of my legs hanging out that haven’t seen public in years. I’ve slowly become more comfortable in them and wear them a few times a week now but still feel a little funny sometimes.
I wore them (I guess) for the first time to the dance studio yesterday and I was surprised when two different people commented on my legs! I know I’m usually in yoga or dance pants but that’s because I’m usually teaching and the days I’m not teaching (when I’m there for Honeybun’s class) I do wear normal clothes but I guess I’m usually in my jeans, Bermuda shorts or longer skirts so people don’t see my legs.
I’m unsure how to feel about the attention and part of me wants to run back to my long shorts, but the shorter ones are nice for the hot weather…
