Last week, we had dinner with our friends the Joneses, and they brought their son Walt with them. The Joneses moved into our neighborhood when Walt was a teenager, and before he left for college he would often drop by to visit. Walt has turned into a handsome young man.
After dinner, and after a few drinks, my husband asked me, "Why don't you tell them what your granddaughter said to you the other day?"
I looked puzzled, than remembered. It was embarrassing, and the Joneses must have noticed me look flushed. "Go on," he said, "it was funny."
If I didn't I figured that he would tell it anyway, so I started.
"Our granddaughter slept over with us while her parents took a night off from having a small child around the house. The next morning, she happened to walk into my room while I was getting dressed, and she said, "Grandma, your underwear is boring."
I laughed, my husband laughed, the Joneses laughed, but Walt smiled and gave me one of those looks, you know, from head to toe and back again.
"That's a good one," Mrs. Jones said. "Kids will say the funniest things."
Everyone chucked a bit more, then I said, "I guess she was right."
Walt said, "I bet your underwear isn't boring," and everyone laughed again.
My husband said, "Maybe your panties should have cartoon characters or unicorns on them."
I replied, "Maybe I should go shopping."
Our talk turned to other things. Before they left, the Joneses said they were going on a trip and Walt would take care of the house for the next several days. Walt smiled, "I'm off for the summer, and it'll be nice to have the house to myself for a while."
Because of what my granddaughter had said, the next day I went shopping for less boring underwear. I had not updated my lingerie for quite some time, and I was overdue to treat myself to something feminine and fancy.
A couple of days ago, I walked down our street past the Jones' home and happened to see Walt in the back yard in the garden. So I strolled back to say hello.