Rain boots

Today, a six-year-old completely belittled me.

She arrived in the line for music class. She was the first one in line, and I was standing at the head of the line, trying to keep everyone focused. She looked me up and down and said, with a flip of her hair and a condescending tone, "Liz, your clothes are soooo small."

Blink.

What? Does she think I dress inappropriately? Is my shirt riding up? Are my clothes to small or am I too big? Is she saying I'm fat?

As I stood there, stunned, bustling with insecurity, the six-year-old girl scoffed. She turned to her six-year-old friend and said, looking at my feet, "And, oh my god, are those rain boots?"