From The Past: October 4, 2008

Last weekend when we went to the mall I wore this shirt with the following message written on the back:

As I sat in the food court with my back to other patrons, a burly biker clad in leather came up to me and asked in a gruff voice, “Where’d you get that shirt?”

“Parris Island,” I replied.

He quickly retorted, “I don’t want one that bad!”

Then he turned back to his fellow biker buddies and yelled across the food court, “She’s a Marine! No I don’t want one that bad!”

I didn’t bother to correct him. Andrew is a Marine so that makes me a Marine Mom. Frankly, I was flattered that someone would think I could go through such a grueling experience.