October 19, 1987
Ana (Calling from school):…
Mom: Hello?
Ana: Mom? It’s me,
Ana. I’m sick. I have a fever. Can you
come pick me up?
Mom: I knew you were sick! I needed to run some errands, but
I’ve been waiting here all day for you to call. The moment the phone rang, I
knew. I knew! It’s that mother-child
barometer.
I haven’t spoken to my mother since March of this year. We got into an argument. I got upset. She got upset. I needed a break. So tonight, I watched in amazement as I typed
her number into my phone and dialed. On the first try, it went to voicemail. I
sat there for a few moments and tried again.
My dad answered.
October 1, 2012
Dad: We were in Montana last week, and we had reservations in
the Tetons later that week when she told me to turn around and go home. Once we got back, she took a turn for the worse. Something’s wrong. She can’t eat. Today we took her to the doctor
for tests.
Ana: Let me talk to her.
Dad: She’s really sick. She might not want to.
Ana: Put her on the phone.
….
Mom: (muffled) Hello?
Ana: So there’s this thing you once told me about called the
mother-child barometer. It works both ways….
Mom: I'm fine.
Ana: Shut up and talk to me.
Mom: I'm fine.
Ana: Shut up and talk to me.
4 comments:
Sorry you and your mom had a falling out, and really sorry she's not well. Thinking good things for her (and you).
Uh oh. Hope nothing serious (and glad you were able to get past it and reach out). I know I owe you brunch... will reach out soon on date when weekends get less crazy.
Hahahaha I love it.
Also, Captcha is trying to F with me. If this doesn't work this time, I'm going to go office space on my computer.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK
Ugh, I'll be thinking about you and your mom! My mom has had health problems for the past year, and they are really fixable, but for a few months we didn't know what was wrong, and it was so frustrating.
I'm glad y'all are back in touch, and it is amazing what modern medicine can do these days.
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