Mom Shorts

I'm sure most of you are familiar with the term "mom jeans" that Tina Fey came up with on SNL.  "Mom jeans" have a really high waist and unflattering fit, especially in the back.

I've gone back and forth in recent years about what are appropriate "mom shorts".  I'll admit when I was younger (teenager and college)  I'd wear short-shorts, but I'm a mom now and there's no way I'd be caught dead in short-shorts.  After I had Will, Bermuda shorts were just starting to get really popular.  I bought several pairs and they were my go-to shorts.  Last year I decided to get some new shorts that weren't Bermudas.  I had the hardest time deciding which inseam length was appropriate.  When I tried on shorts with a 3 inch inseam, Mark laughed.  That was a good indicator that the 3 inch inseam was not a good thing.   He told me that I looked like I was a high school or college girl. I wasn't offended.  He was right and his comment made me laugh, too!

 This year I was ordering a pair of new shorts from Old Navy and I read the reviews before I made my purchase.  (I always read reviews, do you?)  The reviews confirmed what Mark and I had already decided.  The 3 inch inseam is definitely too short if you're a mom.  It's what teenage girls wear.  Hello, I'm almost 35!!!

I decided that if I wasn't going to wear Bermuda shorts all the time then I'd settle for the 5 inch inseam.  It's just the right length for "mom shorts".  It's long enough that I don't feel skanky but short enough to feel still young and fun.

I'm ready for summer!