I grew up with three sisters.....so I am keenly aware of the sisterly oath. You watch each other's back, through the fights, the clothes stealing, the overall ups and down of sisterhood, you still watch each other's back. There are certain aspects of this oath that just naturally extend to ALL friends or even quasi-friends---by virture of the fact that we are women, and we have to look out for each other. So my question is, are you the woman who immediately tells your "sister" that she has spinach in her teeth, toilet paper hanging out of her pants, a tag still on her blouse, underwear hanging out of the jeans...all those things that you hope and pray someone tells you so you can avoid walking around looking like a fool for any extended period of time?
Which brings me to my story. I was picking up the kids today from school. Gia is in pre-school class, and there are about 20 kids or so in it and the parents are all pretty tight knit. I started chatting with one of the mother's, who I see all the time, and is a very nice woman. We aren't friends per se...our kids don't play together and I can't imagine hanging out with her in a social situation other than outside the classroom waiting for our kids. Yet, there is a sense of loyalty I still feel toward her. Which is why I was so, SO torn because while talking to her I spotted an enormous, and I mean ENORMOUS chin hair on her..yes, on her chin. We're talking long, and black, and LONG....maybe 3" long, no joke. Now this woman is not a sloppy woman (doctor's wife, educated herself, can afford a mirror and tweezers)...I mean, her style lacks something to be desired (I'm pretty sure she was wearing a fanny pack and reeboks), BUT, no matter who you are, and what you are wearing, if you are normal you do NOT want a 3" chin hair. So I felt an immediate obligation...a duty if you will, to say to her, "girl, you are way to pretty to have that thing growing out of your chin, go get me your tweezers STAT". I didn't though, and ONLY because she's not a friend, and I don't know exactly what her reaction would be. I would hope undying gratitude, but who knows, she could hate my guts. What if she has no sisters to tell her? What if all her real actual "friends" are too big of wimps to actually come out and say something? See my dilemma? I really hope it's gone next time I see her because it's going to plague me.
Moral of the story...use the car rearview mirror, it works great, and do a thorough facial hair inspection--REGULARLY, chin hairs can be rascals and hard to see at a glance. Also, don't leave your sisters high and dry, unless absolutely necessary.
I'll let you know if I can hold my tongue.
Signed, ME {lv}
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