Pantiless Party Performance

Connie and Marilyn were adorable little girls, born a little over a year apart.  Born fouth and fifth of five children, we all doted on them, with the exception of my brother Billy, who was displaced by all that cuteness.  Mother dressed them in pastel shades of the same style dresses as much as she could.  Connie was fair and blue-eyed with cotton white hair; Marilyn olive-skinned, brown-eyed with darker hair.  Naturally, they were inseparable.  Connie, the older, was protective of Marilyn and invariably gave over to her.  Connie called her Myrnie.

Mother was rocking Connie and noticed her deep in thought.  After a bit, Connie asked, “Mommy did God give me to you and Daddy?”

“Yes,” Mother answered.

Connie thought, “Did God give Myrnie to you and Daddy?”

“Yes.”

“Why, God didn’t want no kids.?” Connie puzzled.

Like most large families, we all had responsibility.  Phyllis and I helped to care of the little girls.  I was very scatterbrained, so whichever one Phyllis took care of got a better deal than my charge.  When they were three and four, both were invited to a birthday party one Saturday afternoon.  Phyllis and I dressed them in their little party dresses.  Both were ready with one small exception.  I was waiting to get Marilyn’s little ruffled panties out of the dryer at the last second.  As they sat in a chair to stay clean, Mother came through and was delighted at the sight of her precious little girls.  She took their little hands and led them to the car.  Mother was running behind hadn’t really had time to dress up for the party, so she just sent the girls in and went back home to fix herself up to socialize with the ladies.

As she pulled back into the drive, the little party-goers were all gathered around the front steps.  Marilyn was on the top step with all the children yelling at her to jump.  As Mother watched from the car, Marilyn’s little party dress fluttered, the kids cheered.  Mother was concerned, not remembering Marilyn having panties that odd nude color.  Mother skipped coffee rushing the little girls to the car.  She anxiously ran her hand up Marilyn’s leg.  Just as she’d feared, Marilyn didn’t have any nude-colored panties.

Mother was livid when she came storming in with Marilyn and her bare bottom.  You’d think Marilyn was the first girl who ever went to a party without panties.  She assumed I was at fault and not ready to hear any excuses.  As Mother said her piece, it finally struck her as funny.  The more we talked, the funnier it got.  Just then the preacher dropped in.  Naturally, he was worried to find us all in tears.  Phyllis and I abandoned Mother to make her explanations.

This wasn’t my first or last mess up.  I never knew why Mother considered me capable.