Tuesday, April 26, 2005

We are fa-muh-lee

so - my crazy mother is moving out of state this week - I first learned that it was going to be this week because I'm on her email mailing list* - and then she called me the other day to chat** - we were on the phone for close to half an hour, I got in maybe one sentence and she asked me a total of two questions about myself*** and none about her grandson****. She made some vague comment about how we're "more than welcome" to come visit sometime, and "if nothing else", she'll see me at our gay brother's sham wedding in October - then she ends the conversation with "well, keep in touch". Fucking keep in touch? Is she signing my fucking yearbook? Why not just "stay sweet" or "BFF"? I dare you to come up with a less parental way for a parent to end a conversation with his or her child - DARE YOU

*fingers crossed that I make the Christmas card list this year

**I guess you could call it that - "chats" with my mom consist of her yammering on and on about all the injustices that the world is inflicting upon her (yeah, it must really SUCK to be retired and have the money to do whatever you want - Bono should have a concert for her) and me doing something else and ocassionally saying "oh?", "hmmm", and "really?"

*** the first was "so, how's work?" - I would be willing to bet $15 that she doesn't know where I work or what I do, so I answered "fine". the second was "are you sick?" because I was sniffling - "I'm fine, it's just allergies..." I began, then she cut me off "I have allergies, they're terrible this year..."

**** This is not a shock - sometimes I'm surprised that she remembers his name