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O.M.G. Becky. I'm gone for like an hour with my dad, who felt like he really wanted to try driving the car and get a magazine to read. Which is a big deal in terms of it being a sort of improvement in his baseline. So anyway, my mom is off doing something when he thinks he might want to try this so I'm like sure, I'll go shotgun and make sure you're safe and ok or whatever. It's not far from the house and it's good for you to want to try. I leave a note in case mom gets back before we do.
We get back and my mom is home and she's all gee, if I'd known you wanted to do that we could have gone and then gotten lunch near there and spent time together, etc. I wish I could convey the tone she used. Yeah, that's right. Everything we do we do SPECIFICALLY to exclude you, mom. In fact, we plan it. For days. Weeks, even. Because the only thing any of us ever thinks about is you and how things affect you and what is good for you and what you need and what you want and OMG!!!
Is this an ok place to say fuck? Because I'm going to say fuck, now. Fuck.
P.S. This is an even bigger deal. My dad actually played the piano for a few minutes yesterday. Mostly he was doing exercises, but he played a little, too. I wish I could explain how huge that is. He got up, he went to the room where the piano is, and he sat there and played it.
O.M.G. Becky. I'm gone for like an hour with my dad, who felt like he really wanted to try driving the car and get a magazine to read. Which is a big deal in terms of it being a sort of improvement in his baseline. So anyway, my mom is off doing something when he thinks he might want to try this so I'm like sure, I'll go shotgun and make sure you're safe and ok or whatever. It's not far from the house and it's good for you to want to try. I leave a note in case mom gets back before we do.
We get back and my mom is home and she's all gee, if I'd known you wanted to do that we could have gone and then gotten lunch near there and spent time together, etc. I wish I could convey the tone she used. Yeah, that's right. Everything we do we do SPECIFICALLY to exclude you, mom. In fact, we plan it. For days. Weeks, even. Because the only thing any of us ever thinks about is you and how things affect you and what is good for you and what you need and what you want and OMG!!!
Is this an ok place to say fuck? Because I'm going to say fuck, now. Fuck.
P.S. This is an even bigger deal. My dad actually played the piano for a few minutes yesterday. Mostly he was doing exercises, but he played a little, too. I wish I could explain how huge that is. He got up, he went to the room where the piano is, and he sat there and played it.
Oh, I'm so happy for your dad. Your mom can take a flying leap.
ReplyDeleteThat's great to hear about your dad getting up and around, but it sounds like you hit the nail on the head as far as your mother's expectations go and that is unfortunate. I hope you both get to escape from her more often, it sounds like it did some good.
ReplyDeleteOh that last PS made me tear up. About Mom, what Stina said.
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