Crashing couple offended by granny panties

DEAR AMY >> My husband and I have been dissatisfied with our jobs for the past year, so three weeks ago we decided that we needed some time to figure out our futures.

We gave up our condo and moved in with my mother. She has a onebedroom apartment. We decided to live with her while we regroup. She has given us her room, and is sleeping on the couch.

One problem: My mom insists on wearing to bed what she would if she were home alone — her underwear!

Sometimes she wears a tank top or camisole, but most times it’s just a bra and high-waisted granny panties. She doesn’t parade around in them, but we have both walked into the living room to the sight of her standing there in just her undies.

This is OK when you are young, but my mom is 47!

Even though she has kept herself fit, it grosses out my husband to see his motherin-law in her frumpy underwear. He feels angry and I feel embarrassed.

We thought that if we bought her some bikini underwear and cute sleep sets, she’d get the hint. Instead, she told us to take them back.

My husband got offended and told her that if she doesn’t want to cover up then she should move in with my aunt until we get our situation figured out.

I agree with him. Her moving out would make things easier for us. She says that we are making a big deal out of nothing.

Amy, how can I get my mom to act her age? — Frustrated Daughter

DEAR FRUSTRATED >> How horrible for you both to have to be exposed to the hideousness of a middle-age woman’s body!

I can only imagine the trauma for your husband as he leaves the cozy confines of his mother-in-law’s bedroom, only to encounter her in the flesh. And wearing unfashionable “granny panties,” no less! I shudder to think of it.

Fortunately for you both, I have a very easy and instant solution to your problem.

It involves you packing up your suitcases and finding another party to crash.

You both strike me as not only supremely selfish, but fairly dim. Your mother, obviously, is staking a claim to her home. Good for her.

Her technique for getting you out of her house is brilliant.