Every woman needs a little black dress…or two or three…I’ve heard that phrase 
as least as long as I’ve been considered a woman…and…I’ve had my share of them over the years…that one special dress that looked really good on me…and could be slipped on at a moment’s notice…for the right invitation…
Unfortunately…I’ve seen an evolution in my black dress over the years…first of all…it ain’t so little anymore…yeah…that one really gets to me…but…it’s true…and…second…it’s not kept in a place of honor in the closet to be pulled out for a night out on the town…no…those invitations are fewer and further between…well actually…they don’t exist…and the black dress…is now used primarily for its slimming abilities…and for funerals…
I have reached the age…when the reality is…I’m aging…and so is my family and circle of friends…and with aging…comes death…I’m not really comfortable talking about it…but it does…and the need for that black dress…comes more and more often…
I’m currently without said dress…I reluctantly gave my last version away not so long ago…because it didn’t fit…and…I really need to get a new one…I saw one on a recent shopping trip…but…decided not to try it on at the time…maybe I wasn’t in the mood to spend money…maybe I was disappointed at my lack of social invitations…or…maybe I was trying to avoid the inevitable by not having the appropriate dress in the closet…
If the later was my intent…it hasn’t worked…I’ve needed that dress a couple of times already…I’ve shown up in pastel…I know that I should go back to see if it is still there…but…I’m not sure that I will…somehow…the little black dress has lost its appeal for me…as I try to hold on to life as I know it…
Jane
So sad, but so true. Now that I’m in my 50’s it seems that “young” people (my age) are dying regularly.
Peggy
It makes me sad as well, Peggy. We used to think we’d live forever. Thanks for visiting!
Oh Jane, this is a heart-wrenching post. I say buy a red dress and go for a fun night out dancing!
Christy, That sounds like the best plan yet! Thanks!
Funny Jane, just finished writing a scene in which the MC (in her 20’s) wears a little black dress on a date. We can mourn what is lost or co create what is still to come. I like Christy’s advice, by a red dress and go have some fun!!
Aires…welcome to the blog! Don’t you just love the synchronicity of things. Absolutely, right…I need a red dress…or at least to celebrate! Think I will! Thanks!
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