In an effort to clarify why I am the way I am I’d like to share a phone conversation I had with my mother last night at the mall.
Mom: Where are you?
Me: Were at the mall in the little play area.
Mom: oh
Lucy (off phone): Mommy look! I caught some sharks!
Me (playing along): Wow, they are huge! Good job babe!
Mom: Oh My God the kids have a shark?
Me: Mom, we’re at the mall. Of course not. They are pretending
Mom: Well, how was I supposed to know?
Lucy (off phone): Okay mommy, we’re jumping back into the pool
Mom: they are swimming?
Me: Let me get this straight, we’re at the mall and you think the kids are swimming and catching sharks? What kind of mall do you think we are at?
Mom: oh, well I didn’t know.
Me: oy!
Is your mom my mother-in-law? They have a lot in common!
I think I’m now scared to meet your mother-in-law. lol.
Well the reception in the mall is usually pretty bad isn’t it? Maybe you kept breaking up and couldn’t hear what you were saying.
“Yes mom, the kids have a shark. I got it for them for Easter and it’s giant and has 600 sharp teeth but don’t worry, it’s only eaten one arm so far.’