making the bed

i dont understand this phrase

 no really

 i dont 

let me tell you

 when i was growing up 

we didnt have flat sheets

 i didnt know what a flat sheet was

 ok

 i did 

but

 i thought

 it was a sheet 

with ends tucked in on all sides

 a fitted sheet was a lot less work

 i am all for a lot less work

 my mother made the beds

 if she left if to us

 my sister and i 

it was likely

 we smoothed the blankets

putting the pillows on top

 our blankets 

both winter and summer

 were encased in blanket covers 

similar

but

 not at all like duvet covers

they were zippered at one end

 the blanket

 was

 inside it 

we had blanket covers in different colors

to match the sheets and pillow cases 

i am not sure when the last of my blanket covers died

 or 

when we

 my husband and i

 began using flat sheets

 i do know

 that 

every time

 i am present

 when my husband makes the bed 

i never make the bed really i dont see the point

he complains

the flat sheet is too long

 yesterday

 instead of ignoring him

 i said:

 i dont know from flat sheets

 i never had flat sheets 

i dont understand the purpose of a flat sheet

 but

 i do know

 that its extra long

 because

 the bottom gets annoyingly tucked in 

making something called hospital corners

tho not on my side oh no if my side is tucked in i must untuck it or i feel trapped

 the top gets folded over the blanket

 making a sort of

 i am not even sure what the word for it is

 is there a word for it 

i am sure there is

 i said to him:

 i do not get the point of a flat sheet

 he said:

 its so the blanket doesn't touch your skin

 touch skin?

 most people wear pjs 

i used to sleep in the nude

 now i sleep in a t-shirt

 unless

 i am sleeping in a bed other than my own 

as in visiting a friend's home or staying in/at a hotel

really

i think this top sheet thing falls into the 

'why is this still a thing'

if i could find blanket covers

we'd never have a flat sheet

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