Just about every modern person in America has a pair of habitual jeans. These are the jeans of habit. Jeans are durable, tough, rugged things. Some people don't wash them too often, so you can even strike a match on some pairs (ugh). They are the pair that, when not in use, are draped over a chair or hanging off a door knob. They're soft and comfortable, weathered and worn from years of active wearing. The habitual jeans are the ones for a quick trip to the store or walking the dog. You were probably wearing them at the back yard grill, sitting comfortably while downing a hamburger and talking to your friends. Maybe they were the pair you wore during summertime, doing yard work to earn extra money. After awhile, they got holes in the knees. Then they became cool grunge jeans.

Doesn't every pair of habitual jeans have some story behind it? They are like those two friends you have. One is perfect, neat, with perfect hair, always stylish and without flaw. We all know how annoying those kinds of people can be. Then there's your other friend, whom some might classify as a “dirty hippie”. He's got a scraggly beard, wears whatever clothes are comfortable and within arm's reach, and generally has a little more depth then the aforementioned friend. 

Jeans are this way too. Everyone needs a pair that is show-offy and looks expensive. Some people have the walk-the-dog jeans, while others have the two hundred dollar I've-got-designer-jeans.  The designer jeans tend to quality, good cut and designer logos. They fit exactly to the curves of a person, but wear out quickly. Fancy snaps and rich pocket-decorations get caught on a nail and then what do you have? They get a stain and the owner nearly has a heart attack. The thing about these fancy jeans is that they just can't stand up to the rigors of life. One unfortunate girl bent over to tie her tennis shoe, and suffered a massive rip right down her designer cut back of her seat! Maybe a bit tight, eh?

Habitual jeans are a totally different story. Just like the dirty hippie friend who gets ridiculed, they tough it out longer than any one else.  They're the only jeans able to withstand walking through the raspberries, falls that would have surely skinned your knees, and wrestling the Frisbee away from the dog. They were there when you debated whether or not to finish raking the lawn, cleaned the hot tub, and when you were barbecuing the roast the dog ran off with when you turned your back.

Habitual jeans are like loyal friends and should be treated as such  Some outlast some of your friends, so treat them with kindness and respect.