The older I get the more I realize that I am slowly becoming Ouiser Boudreaux. Now if you don’t know who that is you are either young or somehow missed the memo thatSteel Magnolias is required ‘reading’ for women of a certain age. Whichever the case, stop what you’re doing now and go watch it. You’ll laugh, cry your eyes out and call your mom afterwards, it’ll be great!
Anyway, Ouiser is the lovable crabby old lady out of this group of southern lady friends. Although I always enjoyed her, I never identified with her until recently. I’ve been having the strong urge to learn how to grow vegetables and maintain a flower garden. I want to have a green thumb so bad but instead I was given the tumblebug of death. As I was planning my trip to Lowe’s garden section while on the phone with my mom when I quoted Ms. Boudreaux, who grew tomatoes in her garden despite the fact that she doesn’t eat them. When asked why she grows them she replies tartly, “because I’m an old southern woman! And we’re supposed to wear funny looking hats and ugly clothes and grow vegetables in the dirt. Don’t ask me these questions. I don’t make the rules!”
It was then that I realized two things: 1. I’m getting old and that’s fine if it means my tomatoes will grow and 2. Ouiser is kind of an icon. TBH she’s my spirit animal.
7 Times Ouiser Boudreaux Was a Whole Mood
#1
“Men are the most horrible creatures, honey. They will ruin your life”
Hey, don’t shoot the messenger. We have all had to deal with a man who made our life more difficult, painful, embarrassing and drama filled at one point or another. I salute all of you who were able to overcome and find one of the few not-so-horrible ones.
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#2
“I’m not crazy! I’ve just been in a very bad mood for 40 years!”
If you watch the movie and pay attention, it’s not hard to figure out that Ouiser has been through some ish! The heartbreak of two failed marriages to deadbeat husbands, the stress of having 3 ungrateful (her words, not mine) children on top of the daily beating adulting gives us all is enough to turn anyone into a grouch.
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#3
“Are you high Clairee!?”
You’d be surprised how many times I think this while talking to my bestie. You did WHAT? Really, girl? Are you high!? But seriously Ouiser and Clairee had the cutest and most realistic old women’s friendship. They supported each other (even when they didn’t want to), where brutally honest but also played around. That’s real friendship goals!
#4
“Don’t try to get on my good side Truvy, I no longer have one”
When you’re just tired sometimes you gotta cut the BS and get straight to the point. Don’t butter me up. Flattery will get you nowhere at this point sweetie. #coldblooded
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#5
“Ugh. Leave me alone”
Honestly, this is my mood after being on Coronavirus quarantine with both kids and my husband for over a month. Leave. Me. In. Peace! At this point I don’t care what you do or where you go, as long as I’m not involved!
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#6
“I’m not as sweet as I used to be”
Girl! Me either! lol Sometimes I look back and think about how naive and sweet I was before my first heart break: how shy and sensitive I was before I stopped caring if people liked me: How self conscious and emotional I was before I stepped into my full flex. But now? Baby IDGAF!
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#7
“Eat shit and die”
Period. No explanation needed lol
