first things first

the first thing that must be done when arriving home is changing into sweatpants and slippers.

It's true. Everyday my father would arrive home from work and immediately change into his ratty sweatpants (or gym shorts in the summer), and the same slippers he has had since I was a baby. The could give the illusion to an outsider that my father was lazy or didn't like his everyday khakis and polos. But, it was clear to those of us that knew him that it wasn't for comfort, it was for practicality. You see, my father could not relax and lay on the couch after a hard day's work in his khakis: they would get wrinkled. So in order not to create unnecessary creases, my father chose to change his clothes every single day after work, in spite of expecting company. My father didn't stay in his day clothes for visiting boyfriends or girlfriends, visiting friends, or even when his mother was coming to dinner.