Day 26:365 Grateful Challenge and April 13th A to Z Challenge
Today I am grateful for knickers because the other option I had thought of for the letter “K” was knockers. While I could have probably written a lovely piece about the importance of door knockers, my twisted mind was leading me to the other meaning for knockers and, well, it was far too early in the day to go there when I began writing this post. So, knickers it is. I bet you are relieved.
Knickers have been defined as “the correct terminolog for a women’s undergarment, the undergarment which is not a bra” (Urban Dictionary). Well, praise be to high heavens that it is the undergarment which is not a bra but, then again, I could have written about knockers had I chosen to focus on the undergarment which is not a knickers. Clearly, you can imaging the quandry I found myself in trying to decide between knickers vs knockers first thing this morning. Oh, the dilemmas I always manage to get myself in!
Knickers also are given other names depending on the different styles of knickers that a woman chooses to wear. There are thongs, granny panties, bloomers, undies, panties, drawers, G-strings and, well, if your eyes are beginning to gloss over as mine were with all these different names, here is a visual to help you weed through the minefield of knickers styles, or if you are looking to ‘give your sweet cheeks a flattering new pick-me-up’ as the ad suggests, you can also shop by style:
I am grateful for knickers not just because it was a better alternative to writing about knockers but because knickers can be quite comfortable when knocking about the house in an oversized t-shirt. Knickers can also serve double duty by holding in all the extra rolls that a gal like me may have from eating too many of Ronald Reagan’s black jelly beans. Plus, if you are lucky enough to own a matching set of knickers to the other undergarment which is not a knickers, you can end up feeling mighty fine about yourself.

Also, there are some very important life lessons that knickers can teach us. Yes, you read that right. An inanimate object such as a pair of knickers can actually teach us some really good stuff. I kid you not. I was just as surprised to learn of this as you are.
Lesson #1
- Accept the changes that life may throw at you
Lesson #2
- Some weight loss may be good for you
Lesson #3
- Always be password protected
Lesson #4
- Do not get worked up about things which are out of your control
Lesson #5
- Make sure you have good friends
Lesson #6
- Mom really does know best
Lesson #7
- Home is where the heart is
Lesson #8
- Happiness is a feeling
Lesson #9
- Inspiration comes in all forms, shapes and sizes:
Lesson #10
- There is a true measure of intelligence
Lesson #11
- It may be time to do your laundry
Lesson #12
- Coworkers can have good advice
From what I can tell, knickers are underappreciated and do not receive the respect they deserve. I am certainly going to be folding my knickers with a new appreciation and respect the next time I do laundry. Goodness knows, mine have certainly been telling me over and over again that it might be time to lose some weight. All along I have been thinking that me knickers were just being cheeky little bastards but now I know differently. They are really just looking out for me, my comfort level, my happiness, my life coping strategies, my measure of friendships, and they have been inspiring me to be the best possible person I can be.
And for that, I truly am grateful.
Granny Pants: 1
Thongs:0
This post made my day! 😀
I am so happy to hear that and you have made my day by telling me that! I’m hopping on over to check out your blog now. Thank you for stopping by the Cabbage Patch 🙂
don’t loan them out to strangers??????? I am still stuck on that one! get me OUT of these danged knickers statements! help! roflmao
Hahaha … I bet you look at your knickers in an entirely different light now. You’re welcome 😉
oh I do….I surely do! roflmao
How funny and clever you are! I was giggling through this whole post. Who knew there were 12 life lessons knickers could teach us?!?
Why thank you! I am so happy to hear that it made you giggle; it makes my heart feel so good knowing that it did. 🙂
Thoroughly enjoyed k for knickers…but ohhh how amusing your k for knockers would have been lol xo
I’m saving knockers for next year’s challenge 😉
Lol
Thanks for dropping by the Cabbage Patch!
This is brilliant! My favourite ice cream is a (k)nicker-bocker glory- I wonder what that says about me?
‘About Maximilian’: a short story with 4 neglected L words!
Why thank you! If your favourite ice cream is (K)nicker-bocker glory, I think that means that you are just glorious! Thanks for stopping by the Cabbage Patch 🙂
I’m totally relating to #2 today … oh, who am I kidding? I relate to all of them. All the time.
Who knew our knickers could teach us so much???
Ha ha this post is brilliant. Made me smile. I was thinking knockers of a different kind too 🙂 #atozchallenge X
Why thank you! Glad to know that someone else also has my twisted mind 😉 I am really happy to hear that it made you smile. “Smiling is my favourite.” ~ Buddy the Elf
Good thing you didn’t try to describe the different fabrics and patterns. We’d be here all week!
No kidding! It’s ridiculous all that is available out there.
I have to say. I do feel better when my bra and panties match. I think it stems from a childhood of matching panties and lit’l girl undershirts. 🙂
I definitely do have a greater respect for undies wisdom. Who knew they could teach me so much? I can’t do without them.