Thank Yous

February 7, 2008

"So how does it feel to have a two-decade old daughter?" I asked my mom over pizza a few hours ago.  I looked at her intently while asking this. It isn’t a particularly important question but I’m interested in her reaction in a clinical sort of way. Do you know what she did? She continued munching on her salad without missing a beat. And that’s all the reaction I need, really. A speech would have emabarrassed me and (I know it might be mean to say this) an emotional answer would have disgusted me. My relationship with my mother is one that involves a lot of significantly unsaid significant things—we are both aware of this. I’m only guessing, of course.

 
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