{{{{Beverly & family}}}}
{{{{Matt & family}}}}
Vortex, I'm sorry your mom is being so... difficult, I guess? Knowing the cause of the behavior doesn't alleviate the issues sometimes.
These girls have the most beautiful dresses. And so do I -- how about that?
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
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juliana - Nov 17, 2008 9:31:27 am PST #1551 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
juliana - Nov 17, 2008 9:32:36 am PST #1552 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Count Chocula:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JILLI!!!
Vortex - Nov 17, 2008 9:35:25 am PST #1553 of 10000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yeah, difficult isn't quite the word. There's some element of intent to be a problem in that, and that's not really it. Also, some of my irritation is that I know that she's going to overextend herself and I will end up having to help her, which will piss me off since I said we shouldn't do this shit in the first place. I also think that she will feel the loss much more keenly when we sit down at our family table than if we were at a restaurant. It would be shitty of me to volunteer to make desserts so that she can't try to get me to come over and help wouldn't it?
Barb - Nov 17, 2008 9:38:55 am PST #1554 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
What's the likelihood of getting her to change her mind back?
(I'm guessing, since your mother sounds a lot like mine, not high, but I'm tossing it out there, just in case...)
WindSparrow - Nov 17, 2008 9:42:48 am PST #1555 of 10000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
It would be shitty of me to volunteer to make desserts so that she can't try to get me to come over and help wouldn't it?
Volunteering for the bits that are within your own preferences is a time-honored way of controlling the damage that others' plans can cause us. Go for it!
Shir - Nov 17, 2008 9:43:39 am PST #1556 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Matt. I'm so, so sorry. This is horrible. All the ~mas in the world for you and your family.
Shir - Nov 17, 2008 9:44:20 am PST #1557 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
And "deserves a different post" post:
Happy birthday, Jilli! Woot!
Cashmere - Nov 17, 2008 9:47:19 am PST #1558 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Happy Birthday, Jilli!!!
Connie Neil - Nov 17, 2008 9:47:27 am PST #1559 of 10000
brillig
It's almost a relief to have no elder relatives around to appease at holiday time, but it's also weird to be in the top tier of the living ancestral hierarchy. Sort of like the knot that holds several threads together has been cut off, and now the various branches are flailing around looking for commonality. The common bond of siblinghood isn't the same thing as all of us focusing on a parent.
I wonder if my sisters had the same "So now I'm an orphan" thought when our mother died. Which is a bit selfindulgently overdramatic for a 47-year-old who hadn't even spoken to her surviving parent in years.
DavidS - Nov 17, 2008 9:50:32 am PST #1560 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Condolences to Matt and Bev.
Happy Birthday to Jilli!
And a round of salty snacks for my friends.