My brother: "uh, maybe socks instead?!"
Me: "I was thinking of fancy face cream..."
My mom: "well those would be nice too but an urn would be special"
Me: :0
Tara: 'Your One-Stop Spot to Shop for Lots of New-Age and Occult Items.' Catchy. Giles: Think so? Tara: Uh huh. In a... hard to say sorta way.
'Sleeper'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
meara - Nov 25, 2019 9:41:48 am PST #13990 of 30019
meara - Nov 25, 2019 9:41:48 am PST #13991 of 30019
Laura - Nov 25, 2019 9:43:14 am PST #13992 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I apologize for bursting out laughing at that one, meara!
-t - Nov 25, 2019 9:46:31 am PST #13993 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That is kind of a nice thought in the abstract, but I don't know if I could do it if that's what my parents wanted. I mean, going with them to pick out something nice, I can see that, but not really as a Xmas present?
SailAweigh - Nov 25, 2019 9:47:32 am PST #13994 of 30019
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
If anyone happens to chat with amyth through WhatsApp, could you ask her to add me? I have some questions for her about what's allowed in her diet. Thanks!
Jesse - Nov 25, 2019 9:53:26 am PST #13995 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I amuse my family and customers by always responding the same way to the frequent request:
Doctor: I have a question. Laura: I have the answer. DH: I have a question. Laura: I have the answer.
What I learned from my father is to say: And I have an answer. It might not be the right answer, but it will be a snappy answer.
Omg. Y'all. My mom just texted us kids and said "I thought of a good Christmas present you can buy us—urns, for our cremains!" We are all flabbergasted. Like, what? She said she wants a pretty one that she can use for flowers in the meantime. Wtf. My sister was like "are you planning to kill dad and need this sooner rather than later?!" Like "merry Christmas! We are ready for you to die!" Dear lord.
That is amazing and I love it.
Sparky1 - Nov 25, 2019 9:53:43 am PST #13996 of 30019
Librarian Warlord
We bought a box for my admin assistant's ashes for her birthday because that is what she really and truly wanted. She was so happy she cried. We still tell that story. A lot.
amyparker - Nov 25, 2019 10:16:49 am PST #13997 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
meara, I needed a laugh, and your mother provided a reason. Thank you.
meara - Nov 25, 2019 10:22:44 am PST #13998 of 30019
All three of us kids were clearly flabbergasted and amused by this. It's so my mom.
NoiseDesign - Nov 25, 2019 10:39:59 am PST #13999 of 30019
Our wings are not tired
"I thought of a good Christmas present you can buy us—urns, for our cremains!"
Having now had to do this for each of my parents after they died, there is a piece of me that thinks it actually would have been nicer to do at pretty much any other time. I remember sitting at the same table, in the same room, in the same funeral home twice, looking through pictures and making that choice. It is not a good memory.