Tommy's Halloween Surprise!

Gosh, instead of pantyhose, I'm wearing real stockings! Man, isn't this just the wildest ….

I mean, uh … oh, man, stockings … Sheesh! How stupid can you get?

Stockings are one of the reasons my mom started getting me my own stuff to wear. I ruined more than a couple of pairs of hers just experimenting. You know, just playing around some…? Anyway, the day we went to the department store she threw a dozen pair of cheap pantyhose on the pile and said, "Here, instead of tearing mine up, you can play with some of your own." That made a big impression on the clerk, believe me.

Anyway, these are really nice. Expensive, too. Hmmm … she's going to a lot of trouble to help Aunt Betty … I wonder if she's going to let me wear a … well, you know ....