Family Tree by Signe Wilkinson for October 02, 2024

Mom can’t win.

I remember the girls at Saint Dunstan’s rolling their skirts up at the waist. I was just happy never having to ask “Does this match?” and getting a hard no. White shirt, gray pants, simple.

My Naval uniform didn’t look like that.

You’re not supposed to do that, Twig.

When my wife was in junior high they rolled the waistbands of their skirts to raise the hemline,