Yesterday I went to have my hair trimmed. I manage to leave the kids and go once or twice a year, whether I need it or not (ha ha).
I thought I'd dressed particularly fashionably that day and that I did my makeup nicely. When a lady goes to the salon, she likes to look put together and a little sophisticated (read: not like a frazzled housewife at the end of her day).
I walked in and began my appointment. The gentleman cutting my hair began chatting and I think his first question was whether I had children.
"Yes." (I wasn't being incredibly chatty, wasn't I?)
"How many do you have?"
"I have three."
"Do you plan to homeschool them?"
What on earth?! What about how I look screams HOMESCHOOLING to a stranger? Apparently 2.9% of children were homeschooled as of 2007, so it remains extremely uncommon. But, apparently, something about me just "says" homeschooling.
I know that he might have thought I'm a homeschooling mother because I was so well put together, organized, and spoke with an educated vocabulary (the way I said "yes" and "I have three."), but I have a feeling that wasn't quite it!
It was probably that you were wearing a skirt!
ReplyDeleteToo funny really. I thin it might be your long skirt.
ReplyDeleteYou two are probably right. But let the record show that I thought it was a fashionable and "beachy" linen skirt from Land's End and it should not have screamed "homeschooling mother"!
ReplyDeleteThat's funny :-) Russell and I have a similar quandary: when we go out to eat at a nice restaurant we often get asked "is this a special occasion." -- and it never is! We go out somewhere nice at least once a month! But we must be giving off some vibe...
ReplyDeleteNext time it comes up, you should ask what gave them that impression! :)
ReplyDeleteYour skirt & long sleeve shirt in 90 degree weather ;) It's no mystery!
ReplyDeleteElaine: Harumph! In my defense, they were 3/4-sleeves, not long, and my breezy, beachy skirt fell "only" to mid-calf. Ha ha! At least I can laugh at myself.
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