Joy recently mentioned to her friend Arcadia
that someone gave us a beautiful hand-me-down dress,
but Joy doesn't wear it because it isn't her style.
Naturally, Arcadia asked Joy to wear it to church
so she could see what the mystery dress looks like.
Joy wore it to church this morning,
then realized that Arcadia is out of town this week. Whoops.
She got a lot of compliments from other people, but that was both gratifying and annoying--
it's nice to know people think you look good,
but annoying when they're complimenting a look you don't like.
It's kind of unfortunate that Joy dislikes that dress, because it looks lovely on her
(doesn't she look elegant playing the piano in a lacy gown, with her hair done up?).
I get it though. It's nice to get compliments, but even nicer to feel authentic.
I guess the good news for the dress is that
Anna can't wait to wear it when she's a bit older.
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