When your parents are cooler than you
Once my mom and I were through discussing annual Diwali traditions over the phone today, conversation segued to family and my in-laws.
“How is everyone?” she asked, “I know Suzy is very excited about Diwali.”
“Are Joe and Claire doing good?”
“How is little Ian? He’s going to be Elmo for Halloween!”
She inquired about the usual suspects, and I followed up with four or five variations of “They’re fine.”
Just when I thought we had gotten past formalities, she offered: “Well, Sonal is still sick, and Christina is getting sick too. …And Anne is now moving to Missouri, right?”
I paused for a nanosecond, disoriented by my mother’s insight into the lives of folks I know more than she does. Then I laughed.
“What’s so funny?” she asked.
“Nothing,” I said, still amused. “You’re just a far better Facebooker than me.”
October 17th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Shout out to Meena for being so cool!
October 20th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Thanks Sweetie.
October 21st, 2009 at 9:18 am
True!
October 21st, 2009 at 10:52 am
Meena rocks!