Brigit was outgrowing her old underwear, so logically I stopped by the store for some new ones. I stood in the aisle at a national chain store and pondered the choices.

Hmmm. Dora. She is sooo over Dora, and forgot most of the Spanish she absorbed from the show. I am also sick of looking at Dora’s face. Disney princesses. Uh, so far I have avoided that whole world and Brigit has shown little interest, though time is running short after her princess-centric birthday. Monster High? Nope. Rapunzel from Tangled? Merida from Brave? Both are curiously separate from the ‘classic’ princesses, but do I want little B walking around with them on her butt?

I turn to the simpler undies of solid colors, flowers and polka dots, grabbing a bag and start heading out. Before I get too far something catches my eye. Omigosh! Is it? Is it? Yes! It is! A pack of cartoon character laden undies, but I can relate to them. Batgirl, Supergirl and WonderWoman! I know there is a tendency to sexualize the characters in certain ways, but they are also super! I am over analyzing.

Here is why I got excited. Brigit’s slightly older cousin sent his old Batman pajamas to her a while back. They are her favorite. She grabs them first every time they are clean and loves running around saving things. What if she can have that feeling every day even when it is not pajama time? Wooohoooo! I bought a pack, in addition to the plain pack. She opened them up and happily alternates each day between the super ones and polka dots or flowers, but mostly the super ones. Oh, and they also fit.

What effect will the decoration on undies have on Brigit? Probably not much. Chill the heck out, Mary Anne.