Reply #198: Some years after my mother finally quit [View All]

[Warpy]

a wealthy friend of hers who still smoked gave her some expensive clothing she'd grown out of. My mother had to hang them outdoors on the pool deck. Even after getting them dry cleaned, she could still smell it and never wore them. I think Aunt Sally's Boutique ended up with them.

When my mother told me about this, she apologized for those years growing up I spent in my room with a towel under the door. She simply had no idea what it was like until she got those clothes.