During the summer of 1964, my Mom bought my new school uniforms for my freshman year in high school. The previous summer I had a growth spurt that added more than three inches to my height. In anticipation that I would continue to grow, Mom purchased my P.E. shirt and knee-length shorts a “little” larger so that she would not have buy another uniform if I were to continue to grow. Unfortunately, Mom’s plan backfired on me. Instead of growing out and around I continued to grow a bit taller and
thinner. To prevent my shorts from falling down around my ankles I had to use diaper pins to keep my shorts on my waist. Even then I had to be careful that the oversized shorts didn’t slip below my hips when I was running laps. Believe me it is bad enough to be a clumsy adolescent, but the added embarrassment of baggy shorts is now funny to remember. Fortunately, I only had P.E. in my freshman and sophomore years. Once I no longer needed the shorts, I gave them to my Mom who was able to wear the shorts without diaper pins.
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