The Act of Kindness I Never Performed
I regret it every time pass Victoria Secret
It’s rare that I go into Victoria Secret these days, or even a mall for that matter, but on the rare occasion that I pass one, I’m reminded the opportunity I never took.
Back in 2016, following my divorce and dipping my feet into the dating pool again, my mom and I were at the mall and popped into Victoria Secret. Yeah, it was a awkward to go in a lingerie store with my mother, but trying to save money I knew she’d foot the bill and I was in desperate need of new undergarments — something sexier than the threadbare ones I had worn for years. No matter how old I get, she takes more pleasure in shopping with me than I do for the clothes she gifts me with. It’s the way she knows how to show love. For years, I resented her for this, but these days, I just accept her for who she is, and drop the judgement…and take advantage of the expensive clothes she buys me that I would never buy for myself.
Waiting in the checkout line, a mother and her teenage daughter stood a few spots ahead of us. I overheard the teenager begging her mom for the Victoria Secret sweatpants she was practically hugging. The trendy ones that read, “PINK” on the butt, and the classic little white dog on the thigh. Her mom refused, not seeing the pants as practical — “they’re too expensive…
