etiquette.

A Lady's Guide to Being a Lady. 

Now the reason I write this is because I have seen several ladies who, I assume out of nonjudgmental kindness, are ignorant of their behaviors and I plan to help guide them otherwise. I don't want to overwhelm the masses (all 14 of you that read this) so I plan on making this a post-when-I-see-something-atrocious-and-need-to-address-it thing. 

Today's item is:

How to Sit Like a Lady

When wearing a skirt or dress, ladies have to be extra careful with how they bend to sit, remain sitting and stand back up. Most females do not seem to be aware of this fact. 

1. When sitting down I always find it a good rule of thumb to run your hands down your backside to smooth out and ensure your skirt is securely beneath you and not hanging out behind your chair. If it does hang off the back then you're placing the notion of the heads of those around you that you are sitting on your bare or nearly bare behind and that is frankly unsanitary. 

2. Once seated. keep your knees together, for several reasons that I will not delve into.  And ladies, if you are going to cross your legs please make sure your skirt is long enough. If the skirt is too short, you are bound to expose your nether regions to the masses, with the act of getting one leg over the other. Also, no matter the length of the skirt,  be sure to tuck in the sides of your skirt. Without even meaning to, far too much skin can be visible. 

[apparently someone else gave this lesson as well]

3. Standing is basically the same as sitting, be sure to smooth out your skirt as you get up. It's not always as bad as depicted below. Today I witnessed a big-behind lady stand up and she didn't notice that too much fabric from her dress got stuck on top of her large rump and was exposing way too much thigh for church. Not very lady like. 

The most important rule is, Remember You're Wearing A Skirt!!!