Parkie Tennis Moms
Here is what I can’t figure out about the whole Parkie tennis mom scene:
- Why do some wear their little skirt on days they aren’t playing tennis? If you’re on a team is it like wearing your cheerleader jacket to the mall?
- Shouldn’t it be illegal for non-tennis playing moms to wear a tennis skirt to the school?
Just checking.
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Who cares? Maybe they’re comfortable.
Oiy, Merritt, why do you worry so much about things you know nothing about and things that don’t concern you? Just accept and move on!!!? No?
I wonder the same thing all of the time. gmom, enlighten us. I just assume that at some point during the day that tennis is on the schedule, but are you saying it’s not and it’s a fashion thing? Is there a tennis mom mafia?
gmom - that’s Merritt’s job. The role of the bloggers is to find little tidbits about the Park Cities and bring them to the blog to inspire discussion. If her posts bother you then I suggest you not read them.
I’m with gmom and wc. The blog comment doesn’t bother but who cares if they want to wear tennis outfits all day, into the night and again the next day?
If they did that, Bd, we’d start blogging about their body odor. IJS.
My take is that the tennis gear is a way the volamoms can avoid being “skanky” but still
look young and cute in short skirts. (not be accused of wearing their daughters clothes)
In the PC, you are allowed to look grungy in the a.m., but must be cleaned up by afternoon carpool pick up. The only exception is for cute tennis outfits.
Maybe I’m not going to the right places to view these tennis outfits…I haven’t seen ANY on the young and cute. My guess is that the young and cute know better…I think this is more the Cougar crowd…
ID: I have lived in the park cities all my life and have never heard that rule.
Wc - of course not, it’s an unspoken rule.
I can just see it now, a bunch of “tennis moms” at Banditos having margaritas over lunch, bashing Merritt while killing until the carpool starts…
killing time…
Now I’m laughing my ____ off. Merritt, did you notice the breeze blowing the tennis mom’s skirt up? That’s classic. Almost as good as the time one of the bloggers posted the picture of the model with hand bag and didn’t notice it was a see thru top. Classic.
BFF - you’re on a roll. love it.
my but you all are critical.
Kersten: I think gmom’s point above is well taken, and your defensive response absurd. It may indeed be the bloggers’ “role” to “find little tidbits about the Park Cities and bring them to the blog to inspire discussion.” I agree. But don’t Merritt’s observations tend to fall pretty frequently (more so than the rest of you) into the realm of making fun of other people (or categories of people)? She sits back and pokes at people by remote control, like some snotty high-school kid, and you guys can’t deal with anyone who gets poked poking back? Get over your clique mindset, and yourselves.
Wc - critical of what?
Adam - absurd is a strong word. But really - each of us, the community bloggers, were asked by the PCP editorial staff to discover tidbits for discussion. That’s a statement of fact, it’s not being defensive. Defensive would have been “nuh-uh” or “Yeah, well at least I don’t over use exclamation points.” Both of those are defensive and, dare I say, bordering on absurd.
Are they going to play tennis or NOT? I have to know! It sounds like it’s kinda like Fantasy Football League, but when it’s Fantasy Mom’s Tennis League and it’s dress up, well then…
My captcha words appropriate: the assets
For the record, I’m not making fun of anyone. I think Parkie moms look great in their tennis skirts and I hear that many are killer players too. Consider my post a public service, just getting the rules in writing about the skirts. I’m just trying to avoid any confusion. No need to thank me.
I stand by my original comment. Never heard of this rule. Don’t know anyone who has. It’s an unspoken rule where? With who? And yes you all are making fun of others.
See, Wc, exactly! I’m trying to get it all written down.
I just moved here a couple of years ago and need all the help I can get with “the rules.”
As one of Merritt’s BFFs, I feel totally thrown under the bus by this post. I am sitting here AS I WRITE wearing the aforementioned tennis skirty thing and I am a total spaz who last played doubles when I was 7. Here are my reasons for donning the garment when I am clearly an athletic imposter. First, when I work out at the YMCA, I like to do crunches on the ab bench. If you wear floppy shorts while doing this, people can see your granny panties and possibly more…thus, the tennis skirty thing with the built-in shorts prevents me from blinding my fellow gym rats. Secondly, I am prone to frequent hot flashes, regrettably due to my advancing age. The tennis skirty thing allows me to remain decent while exposing a maximum amount of leg to the cooling breezes. So there, Merritt! If I’ve violated the rules on the skirty thing, I should be given some sort of waiver.
And yet through all of this “absurd” discussion, no one has seemed to be able to answer the original questions. I think wearing their tennis skirts probably makes them feel cool and in shape, or something of the like.
Oh and Adam, it seems to me that you’re the one protecting your little clique of HP and UP. Maybe you’re the one that needs to get over it and perhaps leave the Bubble sometimes. There’s a whole other world out there you know… one where people only wear tennis skirts when actually playing tennis. I know, I know… how absurd!
CC, I think I love you.
MK, you were my inspiration for this post if you want to know the truth.
Thanks to those who defended me and understand and yes you all may have been asked by the editorial staff to discover tid-bits of interest, but they aren’t of interest. Maybe to you young teeny boppers! Tennis attire and minks on a Spring day at the Village Tom Thumb and Uggs on a hot day have been happening way before you all discovered it, so it’s no biggy and it’s of no interest. The picking on people in this town, however, is of interest and not very attractive I must say. It’s not endearing either. Bring it on.
MK- Thanks for the clarification! I love it!
Let’s just call it the “Fantasy Mom’s Tennis League” uniform and leave it at that. The more I think about it, the more I like it! Tennis skirts for everyone! Well, females.
Gmom, please send photos. We need to know you better.
when you ladies grow up you will realize there aren’t any rules for living in the park cities and maybe these tennis clad ladies are past worrying about what others think and are just dressing for comfort.
Why stop asking about tennis skirts? What about the moms who show up to the grocery store, dry cleaners etc in workout oufits that have clearly not been working out? There was a woman whose kids went with ours to school who wore nothing else during the day,ever. MK has some legitimate points but there is no reason to wear unflattering tights in public!
gmon you took the words right out of by mouth.
MR- Possibly one of the funniest comments I’ve ever read concerning the Park Cities. These women not worrying about how they look or what everyone else thinks? Impossible! Especially after gmom’s comment about “tennis attire and minks” at the grocery store. Seriously? Who does that?
Gmom, obviously your interests lie elsewhere. However, for those of us that haven’t had our brains warped by the “norm” of Park Cities yet, these little “tidbits” are useful, hilarious, and quite interesting.
Merritt- I think I love you as well. And secretly want to be your intern if you ever want/need one.
What about wife beater shirts on men? What about all of those third-generation Parkie men walking about town in their dingy white wife beater t-shirts? Why isn’t anyone talking about that?
Kersten, We’re not talking about that because we don’t want to upset Gmom. Duh!
Confidential to WC/MR/RA - we know it’s you, silly degilley!
You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t with the Park Cities Fashion Police. I think it’s a bit strange to see women wearing their tennis skirts around town, but I also get a kick out of women who get overly dressed to do their grocery shopping. I like the middle ground approach that my wife takes…just normal clothes. At the end of the day, who are all these people trying to impress?
Wait a minute. sw, Bd, Wc, Mr and RA all 5 of you are the same person. Sybil?
Gmom, did you take your meds today???? I’m just askin’.
caught me
Wow - we are racking up the comments on this one. Anyhoo, JS, I work full time so I am always in work attire. Sometimes I grocery shop at 8am or during lunch and I often feel subconscious about what I’m wearing. I’ve asked the bossman to let me wear my tennis outfit to work but he said no.
I like your ***** though, Sybil. Just remember, we’re just chatting it up on Overheardian. It’s all good.
Sybil, the word that got bleeped was
“s p u n k”
Tennis outfits in the office? Spicey!
Gmom,
The idea is to get people to read the blog and respond. Advertisers love it. 50 or so responses says Merritt and her fellow Bubbler Bloggers are doing exactly what they are paid the big bucks for. Get it? You are making them more successful!! Duh!!
I’m with MK. I like the comfort of tennis skirts for walking the dogs, running errands, etc., and they look better on me than athletic shorts. However, after a few questions at carpool about whether I play tennis, I do feel a bit like an imposter wearing the skirts. Techically, one of the skirts is a “running skort” but I don’t run, either. Is that reason enough not to wear them?
Oh my gosh!!! I just figured it out. Since Gmom never shows “her” identity or face, such as it might be, and because she stirs up more readership, and thus advertising revenue, “she” must be Jason Heid or Wick himself! What do you think?
Duh, Miles. That’s why YOU make the big bucks!! I’m good.
My captcha: Dr proof
Seriously? That much vitriol over a post about tennis skirts? I think someone needs some reading material. I highly recommend the following:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek
http://www.personal-developmen...../humor.htm
Charles is having technical problems and asked me to post his comment:
Before we go any further here, I would like to clear up a couple of things from the earlier comments. First, I’m concerned that “k” writes “skanky” like that’s a bad thing. Second, and along the same lines, BFF, are you criticizing “the Cougar crowd?”
Chuck, as I told Merritt this morning over coffee. I like cougars in tennis outfits, in fact, why not wear a french maid outfit, catholic school girl or chearleading outfit? Myself, I have decided to go to Orvis and buy a complete fly fishing set up and wear it to Starbucks on Saturdays, waders and all. For winter attire, I am thinking Dog Sled Driver…
Ew- Makes me want to scratch my eyeballs out. If any of you have not seen this, just go to Central Market between 8am and 12pm. The worse thing is most of these women SHOULD not be wearing anything that short. Ahem, and no, your tan does not cover the cellulite.
Here is the deal… I play tennis during the day and usually wrap it up by carpool time thus the running to school to grab the kiddos in tennis attire. If I happen to play earlier in the day I run and get all my errands done ie…grocery shopping etc… before having to pick the kids up.
I don’t want to waste the time showering when I could be playing tennis then errand running and meeting friends for lunch or breakfast. I just shower at the end of the day or before dinner and then I don’t have to dry my hair and put make up on which I would feel obligated to do if I ran home and showered before carpool pick up. So there you have it
Remind me never to have lunch next to gigi - she’s got to smell like the worst cougar after all that activity and no shower. Yikes!
There is such thing as deodorant- Donna Karan makes a fab one! Also, perfume and a spritz of water on the face freshens one up.
So you see I am stink free!
Also, indoor courts are air conditioned which cuts down on the sweat factor~ FYI