Said and Done

Lunch is done! Praise Jesus (said dramatically, hands in the air, with a southern drawl…just kidding).

Louie is a nice guy. A little blustery and a little “know it all” but with a good heart but his wife, I just don’t like the woman. I want to be open and I was kind but I almost had the urge to clean after she left. Damn she’s judgmental and sure of her rightness. Her eye roll, used extensively over the 3 hours, was so practiced that I do believe she could see the back of her own damn head. Then the unashamed dumping of her 17 year old cat in a no-kill shelter because she was “done with it” came up and I’m pretty sure my mouth hung open for a few moments before I got ahold of myself. 

All other dangerous topics avoided with a few side steps.

Hopefully I honored my mom by presenting my best.




Comments

  1. MargaretJuly 9, 2023 at 10:06 AM

    You did great! Better than most of us would have. The cat thing would have done me in.

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  2. ColetteJuly 9, 2023 at 11:47 AM

    You honored your Mom, indeed! Wow.

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  3. Debra She Who SeeksJuly 9, 2023 at 12:22 PM

    I bet your tongue has bite marks on it though.

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  4. Marie SmithJuly 9, 2023 at 12:29 PM

    Well done! You made it! Your mom is smiling down at you!

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  5. PixieJuly 9, 2023 at 8:22 PM

    The cat thing, I wouldn't have been able to hold my tongue. Well done.

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  6. NewRobin13July 10, 2023 at 6:47 AM

    Yes, you honored your mom, and you did it well.

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  7. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)July 10, 2023 at 9:03 AM

    I've been holding my tongue for so many weeks with our families that it's exhausting. That cat thing may have put me over the edge. I do not like cats one bit BUT that is inhumane. You don't do that to a pet for God's sake. What kind of people do that? Oh karma please work on this one!

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  8. JeanieJuly 10, 2023 at 5:25 PM

    I would have lost it with the cat.

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