tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post4836898746431949565..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: Why I wear pantsSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-22628867192402571862012-09-02T06:58:01.416-04:002012-09-02T06:58:01.416-04:00Hm, I never actually suffered from chafing as long...Hm, I never actually suffered from chafing as long as I wasn't wearing nylons. When I used to wear those, I had horrible horrible chafing from the crotch of my nylons, but without them I'm fine. So I couldn't tell ya! Maybe don't live in a humid climate, lol.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-75822656988310856932012-09-01T18:51:37.974-04:002012-09-01T18:51:37.974-04:00So interesting. This is a hot-button topic among s...So interesting. This is a hot-button topic among some evangelical/fundamentalist Protestant groups as well, though I never personally got pulled into it.<br /><br />Good thing, since (a) I love jeans and (b) I can't take the inner thigh chafing and don't feel like wearing tights/hose all the time. Oh, the chafing! Anyone know a good solution to that? ;)Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-52289646943076959342012-08-31T23:18:01.315-04:002012-08-31T23:18:01.315-04:00I'd say I'm about 50/50 right now. I was n...I'd say I'm about 50/50 right now. I was never in the "pants are the devil" camp though I did wear skirts exclusively for a few years. Now I'm in a "wear what's comfortable and flattering" phase. Whie I was carrying my fourth baby skirts were the absolute least comfortable thing in the world. Instead of a food aversion I had a skirts aversion. It was all I could do to wear a skirt to Mass! (that I will never compromise on). After I gave birth and was able to wear skirts again, I found I was just as happy in pants so I expanded my wardrobe. korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816133328306466973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-46816371671875149502012-08-30T21:16:02.150-04:002012-08-30T21:16:02.150-04:00I think even sweatpants are called trousers. They...I think even sweatpants are called trousers. They don't think of trousers as something formal, just any old thing with two legs.<br /><br />Definitely wouldn't want to announce that your pants are soaking in England, though. Yikes!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-6541404039575482592012-08-29T17:48:49.806-04:002012-08-29T17:48:49.806-04:00+JMJ+
I vastly prefer skirts (and just bought tw...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I vastly prefer skirts (and just bought two new ones last week), but I wear pants, too. <br /><br />The other day, while I was chatting with a colleague at her desk, she said, "You look different. Why?" <br /><br />I knew exactly why: "I'm not in a skirt today." <br /><br />"Ah!" <br /><br />(My only problem with pants is writing the <i>word</i>. A friend who has moved to London told me that in the UK, "pants" are always underwear--and that she got an entire pub staring at her when she came in out of the rain and declared to her friend, "My pants are <i>soaking</i>!" In the UK, you say either "trousers" or "jeans." I'll have to ask her what the British English word for sweatpants are, as they are neither dressy enough to be trousers nor denim enough to be jeans.)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-44558405805088477542012-08-28T16:50:04.894-04:002012-08-28T16:50:04.894-04:00Well, I tend to wear WHAT I want WHEN I want, prov...Well, I tend to wear WHAT I want WHEN I want, provided it covers enough to keep ME comfortable. I'm old now, and don't particularly CARE what others think of me anymore. And can't believe there are people who actually make a big deal out of this stuff. Really! My motto: If you don't like what you see here, Look Somewhere Else! I say wear what you want! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-72498889018975736762012-08-28T12:31:09.037-04:002012-08-28T12:31:09.037-04:00I wear both. I'm fine with the idea that someo...I wear both. I'm fine with the idea that someone feels strongly about, and has considered Catholic reasons for, dressing in a particular way -- I have considered Catholic reasons for celebrating Halloween, for example, which I don't necessarily expect anyone else to buy into, because having considered Catholic reasons for doing something is not the same thing as saying that that thing *is* Catholic and that to be a good Catholic one must do it the way I do. That seems like a useful distinction and rule of thumb to me for all kinds of things. Sally Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014351173194941624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-66904882645468694102012-08-28T08:54:18.071-04:002012-08-28T08:54:18.071-04:00I wear pants too. :) Overall, I do prefer them to ...I wear pants too. :) Overall, I do prefer them to skirts, and I find the argument that pants are less modest than skirts to be completely baffling. But I do like skirts and wear them sometimes, but 90% of the time I wear pants.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772700828819881141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-65454281631240840932012-08-28T08:03:53.605-04:002012-08-28T08:03:53.605-04:00I went through a "Pants are the devil!" ...I went through a "Pants are the devil!" phase when I was maybe 15 or 16. It wore off after a year or so, but by then I had gotten used to wearing skirts. I find them a lot more comfortable than pants and a lot more flattering to my personal body shape. (In other words, I am all about obscuring the butt/thigh area--let me emphasize: out of VANITY, not modesty.) I'm probably not fashionable at all either. I don't like short or "tight" skirts. Ruffled maxi skirts all the way!<br /><br />I do own a couple pairs of pants and will wear them when I'm doing physical things like sledding or horseback riding (it's been way too long since I rode...) or whatever. I've never had problems with mosquitoes. In the winter I wear leggings under my skirts. (And some awesome boots.) <br /><br />I have never had trouble dealing with toddlers while wearing skirts, but I guess I'll see how that pans out once I'm a full-time toddler wrangler. (God willing.)The Sojournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559244806125834569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-13913765012324165842012-08-28T05:18:25.495-04:002012-08-28T05:18:25.495-04:00By the way, we have FatBurger here in Northern Ira...By the way, we have FatBurger here in Northern Iraq too - funny how those chains get around!Ellenhttp://www.eyesonheaven.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-6926091924383472532012-08-28T05:15:57.906-04:002012-08-28T05:15:57.906-04:00I love the topics you come up with - unexpected, b...I love the topics you come up with - unexpected, but on the mark! I wear both - pants about 90% of the time, probably, because they're just more convenient and, in general, I have an easier time finding pants that I like and fit me well than skirts. But, I do like skirts too, and have a few that I wear when I can "afford" it (e.g. not worried that they're going to get in the way with toddler activities, slow me down or get completely ruined...) :)<br /><br />EllenEllenhttp://www.eyesonheaven.netnoreply@blogger.com