Caroline Jackson writes:
Lets face it. Sometimes it’s really not easy being a girl – “becoming a woman,” giving birth, exercising with breasts and the like. But one thing that we’ve always had over the boys is the opportunity to dress up. We can wear jewelry (and not get lots of slack for it), we can paint our nails and toes any color of the rainbow (something I really enjoy doing at least once a week – I spend endless minutes at the salon counter deciding between 20 shades of red or pink), and wear make up…. the list goes on and on. It is really fun to dress yourself up. But what about the boys? If they did any of these super fun things we as women take for granted, what would people think of them? Maybe a little crazy or weird.
Well don’t feel sorry for them just yet - it’s ok cause boys have their own outlet to dress it up – we just cant see it! My boyfriend for example has the best, most outlandish collection of boxer shorts known to man. From puppies on a blue background, to penguins on a red background, to pink frogs on a blue background – the list goes on and on. He has about 30 pairs.
On an off day the tartan print might come out, but that’s only if he’s been lazy with his laundry. (Might I just add here for my own reputation’s sake – they are all cotton NOT silk – remember when guys used to think silk was cool?!? His boxer shorts are his flare. Another channel for him to express himself is his glasses. Poor Michael is almost blind, he literally cant see without his glasses on. But that’s ok because he has about 7 pairs of eye glasses – an expensive habit I might add. But he has everything from the very fashionable thick, black plastic frame, to a tortoise shell almost lady-like frame to the silver wire frame – look quickly and it doesn’t look like he’s wearing glasses. He loves these “fashion accessories” so much that they are the reason he would not consider laser surgery…. Anyway enough about my poor boyfriend. There are a couple of culprits in our office too. Take Austin. Now I have only known Austin for a couple of weeks so Im not going to get into too much detail (also cause he’s my boss and I value my job), but I have noticed a definite tendency towards very loud socks. Like the boxer shorts, it’s not really something you can easily see unless you really look, or are drawn to the extremely bold colors when one crosses his legs. So far I have seen some striped, some argyle and maybe even polka dots – I might be making that last one up. And of course the best dressed man in the office, Lee and his wonderful collection of shoes, amongst other things. I am more and more impressed everyday that I see him. I am not familiar with all the brands but the ascetics are definitely right on. Anyway, I think my three man case study conclusively proves that us ladies don’t need to feel sorry for men having no outlet in which to express themselves – whether we see it or not, they are, and they have a good time doing it.
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