The Jacket

Jacob attended his friend Kyle’s birthday party last Saturday. On Sunday, we set off on our ski trip. Jacob claimed his jacket felt a little tight, and noticed it appeared shorter, too. I assumed he was simply outgrowing it, so I brushed him off and assured him it was fine. While we were gone, Kyle’s mom left us a message asking if Jacob had possibly worn the wrong coat home from the birthday party. I ignored it, assuming that the issue had already been resolved. Thursday evening, Kyle’s mom appeared at our door with Jacob’s jacket in hand. Well, no wonder the other jacket was a bit snug. It was an almost identical, but one size smaller, version of Jacob’s. So, Jacob spent the entire ski trip in a body-hugging, constricted coat belonging to some kid named Cameron. Oops.