FullaBella님의 저널, 2012년 12월 5일

Dear Santa,

Would you please reach into that magical bag of presents and bring me ONE single nice quality pair of bluejeans that 1) fit me 2) don't shrink SHORT the first time I wash them and 3) I can wear through the next 20-30lbs of weight loss without looking like some gangsta-rap wanna be? That's all I want for Christmas.

Believe me Santa, I know you're very busy this time of year making all those plasma TV's and IPads so I'd appreciate it if you could fit in my single meager request.

I wouldn't ask if I hadn't already spent over $200 in less than two weeks trying to find my own. The first pair fit great ONCE and then it's as if they EXPANDED in the washer and suddenly fell to my hips within one week. I know I didn't lose THAT much weight.

The second pair was a bit snug and I felt great in them but they shrunk TWO inches SHORTER in the dryer so I can only wear them with sneakers.

The third pair neither shrunk nor expanded but the flipping zipper tab broke OFF after the first washing and I'm sorry Santa, I was in a bad mood and quite Naughty as I threw them into the trash bin while cursing a blue streak that would turn all of your reindeer's noses bright red. On reflection the usually resourceful part of me would have found a little piece of jewelry or key ring to use as a tab but by then it was too late.

Even then Santa, I went to the Woman's Shelter Thrift Shop to which I'd donated less than six weeks before no less than 15 lawn size bags of my clothes in sizes varying from two to twenty-eight. I was fully prepared to buy back some of my own jeans.

But color me baffled as not a STITCH of my donated clothing appeared on any racks or shelves. So either my step-daughter did NOT in fact take my clothing there as she promised or every single stitch was bought immediately upon receipt. Otherwise, maybe you need to loan them your Elves after Christmas so they can help them get caught up on that huge donation in need of being inventoried for sale.

So Santa, I did purchase three pair of jeans there, a size 19 because I'd never seen a 19, an 18 because that was the size of my well fitting but too short new jeans, and a 16. And as you know, I hate trying on clothes in stores so I just brought them home.

Well, Santa, something must have happened to Women's Fashion and Sizing during the past five years while I was waddling around in the land of 3X elastic waist pants.

I remember back in 2005 when I lost my 'weigh' into single digit jeans there was some 'vanity' sizing going on and a size four was the new two and two was the new zero and so on. That had to be the only logical reason that I was able to squeeze my wrinkled behind into a size two jeans. I wanted to wear them inside out so others could see the tag.

However, the Vanity Elves must have gone on strike and been replaced. How do I know this? Because as I was continuing to clear out and clean up that Store room for my future workout room I did come across an overlooked box containing a few handbags, a couple of pair of shoes and two of MY old jeans from 2004-2005.

Yep, size 18 - the same size I'm wearing NOW but I can't get them to even button much less zip! And these were MINE and I know they FIT back when I wore them.

So Santa, not for a lack of trying, I am frustrated and would you just bring me some jeans that fit. If you could make them the kind that do shrink IN but not UP over time as I do plan to continue losing inches in the months ahead that would be fantastic.

Signed,
FullaBella

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