I am home from the not-really-a-shower party in honor of msbelle. The best part? Her parents were surprise guests! That was awesome.
Oh goodness! That's so awesome and I am so glad it happened I'm all teary and shit. Aw, man. Hold your breath, I'm hugging y'all mentally. Best kind of surprise.
My friend's stepson is the biggest hardass defender of his little sister (age dif about 12 years.) He wasn't so sure about it at first, and he's being a normal teenager pain in the ass(thank the gods...y'all have no idea what this boy's life has been, but it's not easy) but when it comes to his new little sister? He throws down. If anything, he spoils her in defiance of his parents. Makes me happy, because of his severly fucked up background. I suspect she's the one person he truly, honestly trusts, even if she can't quite get his name right yet.
msbelle, is this your parents' first grandchild?
yes and will probably be their only.
And ita, honestly, any time you post that you are able to unwind at all, I'm happy about that, too. Where there are migraines, thou shalt not judge thyself harshly for hiding from the hurty world
My best friend just called and I had the lamest low-energy conversation ever with her. It's not like she doesn't understand the migraine thing--quite the reverse. I just feel like I'm letting the side down.
But perhaps tonight is a night to be self-centred. I'll work more on that and get back to [spooks].
Be prepared to see a side of your parents you've never seen! (And I mean that in the nicest way. Freaks me out to see my mom turn into Grandma, but also tickles me something silly.)
They must just be beside themselves!
Oh yeah. My mom called me the other day to discuss my nephew's fear of the potty. We had a half hour conversation about poop. My mom has been replaced with Grammie-bot.
yeah, they are VERY excited.
I napped all evening. Which was nice. But now I don't wanna recap and I really should or I'll hate myself tomorrow. Feh.
Allyson, would it help to answer it jokingly? I mean, I can imagine what you would say if someone asked you that in person, and I think you'd be self-deprecating (because that's a given) but it would end up with "this is why people at least recognize my name, even if it's because they think I'm a jerk." I dunno, I guess that's just how I would approach it, but I revel in my jerky reputation.
Oh! My mom saw Mo "Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus!" Willems at the National Book Festival today. She said he was entertaining even for people who are slightly older than 3.
I revel in my jerky reputation as well. Someone asked me that question the other day, and I said, "because I'm charming."
I felt like a jackass.
