The Big M

The Big M! Some love it, some dread it, I...haven't formed an fixed opinion yet...but it's not looking the best.

So today, I went to have a look at some M wear. I didn't know where to start or how to look for any over here, since I always have had trouble looking for normal clothes anyway. So I decided to play it safe and head to Target just for a little look hoping I would stumble upon a diamond or two. I had to get something- the time had come.

Well! After trying on a few 'normal' clothes one size up, and finding they did NOT flatter (and I mean DO NOT!) I reluctantly asked the woman at the fitting rooms table if they had a M clothes section. Reluctantly because I get confused responses when I ask that question and they don't seem to really 'hear' me. True enough, the old lady said 'oh,' in between talking to 2 other women in the changerooms and putting away clothing - I had to nearly stalk her, ' hey Ling! Where is the maternity section? Oh yes, it's there honey, near the shoes', without lifting her head or a finger. I felt like she thought I was a little girl with some eating disorder who thinks she's getting fat. hmm...

After spending a good ten minutes walking around the women's wear section I could not see it. So I asked another saleswoman. It turned out M wear was classified under Options Plus! Without a sign of its own! Oh dearie me... Obviously some women have made up their mind on what M really meant. Poor Options Plus customers. I do not agree subjecting the bigger woman to such emotional stress! Nor to the expecting woman who is going through enough changes in her life to discover what she might end up having to look like.

I tinkle of joy rushed through my veins for half a nanosecond when I saw 'M wear' on one of the clothing tags. But then I looked through all the M wear and ....they all looked somewhat like this:

Man pants! I nearly fainted.

And they were sizes 16 and above. I sure hope I dont' quadruple in size! Horrors. Target's range of M is truly horrific, unfair, and manly.
One question : Why do M clothes have to be ugly and frumpy? And why do the better looking ones have to burn a hole in your pocket? I do not understand how the community/world thinks. Does it mean women in that situation are ugly and only deserve to wear man pants-like clothing? Well maybe that's the most comfortable and it fits...but it's not fair on the husbands! And the woman's plumetting self esteem.

One thing I did come across was this:

Looks like a good idea.

This is more like it:

Real M Wear.

Hmm ok I better start being fair. It's a strange feeling when you start talking to it and feeling it and seeing it grow. And of course it's a good thing. I wonder how long I have to call it 'it' for, can't wait to find out :)

I have since ordered some M wear from an Australian website, it looks promising but I won't say where from yet until I receive the stock and all is smooth. Fingers crossed!Excitement mounts!

I feel old. Oh wait....