you get what you paid for, but consider keeping the reciept

my mother's coworkers are always surprised to meet me, especially at 9am when I am still in my pajamas: boy's boxers with fish & a violently worded tee shirt (I refrain from explaining that it is the title of a book). I am not preppy or perky. somehow going out to dinner my parents are still surprised when I pair converse and a skirt, though I do almost every time. I am still not the daughter they thought they were getting. time apparently teaches nothing.