Yes and my Momma got up in the morning before most of us and dressed for the day. I never once saw her in a “housecoat”. She was always pressed and dressed for the day in not less than a starched blouse and pants. The pants were dressed down from my younger years when she always wore a 50s A-line skirt and blouse.
I wore cutoffs and no shirt to town one day to get a part. When I got home that was the last time I ever did that.
I’m nearly 70 now, Momma is not here anymore. I still dress to go to town even if I am out working and need to get a part in memory of and respect for Momma. She grew up dirt poor but her Momma always saw to it that all 12 children were pressed and dressed in public. It was a matter of dignity.
Amen. It is like my Mom used to tell us: “We might not have money but we can afford soap!”