My husband wears pink underwear

Imagine the hit's I'll get from that title!

There is a story behind that though. Isn't there always?

My husband is the big Italian macho type. So imagine how hard I laughed when he admitted to me that he had washed the kid's red velvet magician's cape with the whites.

We won't even mention the number of times that I have tried to explain to him the reason for washing whites, lights and darks separately. Some people must learn things for themselves. I wonder if he envisions himself in his flashy new pink underwear everytime he's sorting the laundry.

He's laughing about it now. He feels he's man enough to pull of the pink underwear thing. My son's on the other hand are having a harder time with it.

At first I found a few pairs of carefully folded socks on the floor. Never worn. Simply pulled out of the drawer and tossed aside in disgust.

DH and I were looking forward to the day Firstborn would confront us about the pink underwear, but surprisingly, it was Lastborn who seemed to have the bigger problem with the feminine article.

WHY did you put Pink socks in my drawer!

Talk to Daddy about that.

WHY did Daddy put pink socks in my drawer. I mean, why would he THINK I would WANT to wear pink socks. What! Is he Crazy?

No. He just has a problem sorting laundry. Besides, even his underwear is pink. He's still wearing it.

Daddy wears pink underwear? I've gotta see that. Wait! I don't have any pink underwear do I?

Yes, you have at least one pair of pink underwear.

WHY did you buy me Pink UNderwear?

I didn't! Daddy dyed them. He made a mistake. You'll live. Besides who's going to see your underwear? I hope no one's going to see your underwear. You don't go around kindergarten showing the kids your underwear do you?

No! What are you silly?

He was silent then.

But the next morning, I found a carefully folded pair of pink unworn socks in the hamper. We've made some progress. He's not just tossing them on the floor. Now, he's putting them in the hamper as fast as he can find them. Somehow, I don't think Lastborn feels he's man enough to pull off pink underwear.