tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post4519625581156212992..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: Debra - Trust and PantsKathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-5146912666404199202007-12-10T22:40:00.000-06:002007-12-10T22:40:00.000-06:00Hmm... I tend to try to avoid asking too often (pr...Hmm... I tend to try to avoid asking too often (probably because I don't actually want to hear the answer), and my sons are still young enough to either speak the truth or not understand the question at all (yes, the littlest is only two, after all...)<BR/><BR/>I occasionally prod my husband into commenting on my appearance, and he'll usually try to thumbs up or thumbs down something by saying something more like, "I like the other color better" rather than, "Wow, this pair makes you look like a boy, and not in a good way." Heh.<BR/><BR/>I have a couple pairs of all-time favorite pants--one is a plain unwrinkleable black pair from Target, and another is a pair of jeans my sister gave me (Theory, maybe? I'm really bad with brands...). I accidentally ripped one of the knees but still insist on wearing them sometimes because they do fit otherwise :)Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-51915638915510684842007-12-10T21:09:00.000-06:002007-12-10T21:09:00.000-06:00Lorena-- Hey! I think that's my problem too. I'...Lorena-- Hey! I think that's my problem too. I'm being serious and they think I've laid a trap. LOL!Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-52142702540071992902007-12-10T20:40:00.000-06:002007-12-10T20:40:00.000-06:00Debra, congratulations on raising a son who is sav...Debra, congratulations on raising a son who is savvy to the ways of women. However, I've been told my questions are "not fair" (i.e., trick questions) even when I think I'm being pretty straightforward, so I'm pretty sure it's just an excuse. Goodness knows he has no problem answering the ones he wants to -grin-.<BR/><BR/>LorenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-37716138634403773672007-12-10T16:35:00.000-06:002007-12-10T16:35:00.000-06:00Sadly, the LL Bean perfect pants do not fit me. (I...Sadly, the LL Bean perfect pants do not fit me. (If I get them loose enough on the thighs, the waist is huge.) There's a similar land'd end version, though, that fits me pretty well.<BR/><BR/><BR/>My boys would never answer that honestly. Mostly because I don't think they actually know; they tend to think that, physically, the women in their lives are absolutely perfect. Including me. (I take full credit for that, thank you very much.)<BR/><BR/>But I wish i could find perfect pants. Whenever I do, they change the cut before I can buy another pair. So I am always sad when a favorite pair bites the dust. <BR/><BR/>SusieSusan Kay Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022875024980769715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-70050046279271863492007-12-10T15:46:00.000-06:002007-12-10T15:46:00.000-06:00Christie-- I'd say they run pretty true to size. ...Christie-- I'd say they run pretty true to size. You'd be more likely to exchange for a smaller size than a larger.<BR/><BR/>Lois! 80's rock star hair ?? LOL! I say, you go, girl. (g)Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-76565616080680395842007-12-10T15:43:00.000-06:002007-12-10T15:43:00.000-06:00Byrd-- I haven't looked at the Appleseeds catalog...Byrd-- I haven't looked at the Appleseeds catalogue, but if they have the mysterious loosening pants, then I gotta get a catlogue!Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-18999611512500891832007-12-10T15:41:00.000-06:002007-12-10T15:41:00.000-06:00Keri-- I'm fussy about the "hand" or feel of the d...Keri-- I'm fussy about the "hand" or feel of the denim too. Hate the stiff starchy kind. I found a shirt that had "tencel" (whatever that is) and I really liked the feel and drape.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-7914131459613305212007-12-10T15:38:00.000-06:002007-12-10T15:38:00.000-06:00Cindy-- You are such a good wife, resisting the u...Cindy-- You are such a good wife, resisting the urge to make hubby lie. You get the gold stars.<BR/><BR/>I have not yet evolved. (g)Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-82559764876868841562007-12-10T15:28:00.000-06:002007-12-10T15:28:00.000-06:00My daughter is the honest one where I'm concerned....My daughter is the honest one where I'm concerned. We took her and her boyfriend out the other night. My husband said, "great hair." Her boyfriend gave me two thumbs up, and my daughter said, "looks like 80's rockstar hair."<BR/><BR/>Nope, I don't ask trick questions. Trying to get rid of that masochistic tendency. :)lois greimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758677401591191607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-55171020309705450322007-12-10T14:04:00.000-06:002007-12-10T14:04:00.000-06:00I've got to go check out these pants! Do they see...I've got to go check out these pants! Do they seem pretty true to your regular size, Deb?<BR/><BR/>As for questions, I do not ask the men in my life about my appearance at all. Son 2 will tell me just what he thinks, though. Darn it.Christie Ridgwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036552271272402052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-66232818448806993052007-12-10T11:32:00.000-06:002007-12-10T11:32:00.000-06:00No trick questions here. I know that no matter wh...No trick questions here. I know that no matter what I ask, my DH will say he likes it. But I've got a full length mirror and since I'm my worst critic, I don't really need to ask. sigh<BR/><BR/>My favorite pants are from Appleseeds catalog. They are stretch jeans made for women, so they come all the way to my waist and are shaped to be smaller at the waist. Um, the stretch part makes them fit looser as the day goes on. Lovely!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487660420893677685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-30942285325231140092007-12-10T10:20:00.000-06:002007-12-10T10:20:00.000-06:00I actually just found a pair of jeans from Wal-Mar...I actually just found a pair of jeans from Wal-Mart that I love too. I think they're Levis Strauss (sp?) with the purple tag. So comfortable and denim is so soft.<BR/><BR/>My DH is typcially honest with me when I ask the 'how do I look' question. I don't know if he's just good at reading my face and tells me what I want to hear (cause sometimes he'll answer with a 'I've seen in you better' and I'm thinking the same thing) or if he's just gotten lucky through the years.Keri Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342480359177235075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1626041494852029362007-12-10T10:11:00.000-06:002007-12-10T10:11:00.000-06:00fun post Deb. And I too have the perfect pant tha...fun post Deb. And I too have the perfect pant that, like most of you, I plucked off a sale rack - Geoffry Bean, I think - and I've never found them again. Urg.<BR/>I don't ask the "does my butt look big?" question anymore. Sadly, I know it is and I don't want to force my hubby to lie :o)Cindy Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311224531297908704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-57660193837012211592007-12-10T10:04:00.000-06:002007-12-10T10:04:00.000-06:00Betina-- Why is it that we find things we'd kill f...Betina-- Why is it that we find things we'd kill for on the sales rack but we can never find them on the real racks?? I normally buy something I love in every color and if it's a basic I buy two.<BR/><BR/>Check out www.llbean.com Search for Perfect Pants. I wear the boot cut but they've got straight leg, slim leg, original, etc.<BR/><BR/>I can go to dinner in these or go grocery shopping. I desperately needed some nice casual pants.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-13335967410456884912007-12-10T10:01:00.000-06:002007-12-10T10:01:00.000-06:00Helen-- I'll give you an amen on the pj pants. M...Helen-- I'll give you an amen on the pj pants. My part-timer is working today and BelleBooks has have very casual work rules in my house. She's in PJ pants. LOL! Hey as long as she shows up every time she's scheduled to work and works like a champ while she's here, I have no complaints. I just try and warn her beforehand if it's a day she has to run errands for me.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-22245342962963118422007-12-10T09:59:00.000-06:002007-12-10T09:59:00.000-06:00Michele-- I love the mysterious growing pants! L...Michele-- I love the mysterious growing pants! LOL! If we could find a way to have pants respond to emotion by expanding and shrinking based on our need to be comfy or sharp.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-19696727363648540342007-12-10T09:57:00.000-06:002007-12-10T09:57:00.000-06:00Jean-- Yay on the smaller size. Glad to know you...Jean-- Yay on the smaller size. Glad to know you like the cords. That bodes well. :)<BR/><BR/>Virginia Lady-- ROFL ! You're son wins the prize for honesty. That's funny. Darn those boys. Can't live with 'em. Can't kill 'em.<BR/><BR/>Re: Pants<BR/>I wear the boot cut. Either click the link up top in the blog or go to LLBean.com and search for Perfect Pants. It'll pop up a screen with all your choices!Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-33691188264757147652007-12-10T09:44:00.000-06:002007-12-10T09:44:00.000-06:00Any question a woman asks regarding her appearance...Any question a woman asks regarding her appearance is a trick question. A pity these guys (sons!)have caught onto us so early in life. <BR/><BR/>But five will get you fifty, that they develop selective amnesia the minute some gorgeous young babe waltzes into their lives. They'll be back to answering questions and getting hammered with follow-ups until they're old experienced husbands-- when they re-learn the lessons of their youth and shut the heck up.<BR/><BR/>Poor darlings.<BR/><BR/>And as to my favorite pants. One pair of Ralph Lauren jeans I adore and have never found again. One pair of perfectly cut Jones pants that make me look like I've lost 10 pounds! (Really. Even my sister asks me if I'm losing weight when I wear them! And you know how hard it is to fool sisters!)And of course, I got them on a sale rack and have never seen another model remotely like them. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'll have to try the LL Beans. Style number, please. . .Betina Krahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379124690406269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-57406524093745792472007-12-10T09:16:00.000-06:002007-12-10T09:16:00.000-06:00Alas, I don't have a pair of favorite pants, unles...Alas, I don't have a pair of favorite pants, unless we can count my fleece pjs?<BR/><BR/>Yes, I ask trick questions, not so much about how I look - given those up. No point, they've been on to me for years.<BR/><BR/>My son caught me after dinner one night. He asked if he could have some kind of desert. My response, "Are you still hungry?"<BR/><BR/>"Ooooh, I'm not answering that one," he said, grabbing a cookie.Helen Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680081195181747377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-85090053760160838042007-12-10T08:53:00.000-06:002007-12-10T08:53:00.000-06:00I don't think I ask the trick questions. Because ...I don't think I ask the trick questions. Because I'm not sure I want to hear an honest answer. ;-)<BR/><BR/>My favorite pants though, are trick pants. They're a nice pair of jeans I found at WalMart (of all places!). They fit snuggly when I put them on, but by the end of the day, they've loosened up, so I feel like "gee, my pants are so loose; I must be losing weight."<BR/><BR/>Ha! But you know, it's fun while it lasts. <BR/><BR/>MMichele Haufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255612473985897103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-38962867775841883912007-12-10T08:03:00.000-06:002007-12-10T08:03:00.000-06:00Oh, that is too funny. I have two teenage sons, b...Oh, that is too funny. I have two teenage sons, but my eight yr old is still VERY honest with me. We were watching TV one day and a commercial for a meal diet program played. He said I should get it. I asked him if he thought I needed to lose weight, and he said "Yeah, you do." Just as blunt and honest as could be. Ouch! :-)<BR/><BR/>MY favorite pants are great, but they are dressy, I can't seem to find anything similar in a more casual style, and the last time I looked, this style wasn't available where I had gotten either. I'm now searching for a new favorite. Which LL Bean pants did you get? Is there a style name or do I need to try on every pair in the store. Not that that couldn't be fun, but my shopping time is limited these days. :-)Virginia Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16641613214603672322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-74463778331794438292007-12-10T05:46:00.000-06:002007-12-10T05:46:00.000-06:00Deb -- I discovered the Perfect Pants last Christm...Deb -- I discovered the Perfect Pants last Christmas, including the cords. Fortunately, I need new ones this year since I, too, am a smaller size now.<BR/><BR/>JeanJean C. Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078957977742428225noreply@blogger.com