It's official. I've become my mother. The evidence is overwhelming. It's not just the words that come out of my mouth....the classic......."Because I said so!"....."If you went to bed earlier it would be easier to get up in the morning!"....."I don't care what all your friends do!" ...and so many more. It's not just that I rip the address labels off of all my magazines before I recycle them, or that I wrap the strap of my purse around my foot when I am at a restaurant to guard against a thief who possibly stopped for dinner. That's just the tip of the iceberg. But today, today as I ripped out several magazine articles and a New York Times article to send to various friends--all with personalized post-its affixed to the articles--- I realized the transformation is complete. Good job, Mom. You can relax now. Your work is done. With me, at least. Dad, on the other hand--- still a work in progress.
UPDATE--Thursday 12/11--I just received a package from my mother containing a nightgown she swears she bought for me a week and a half ago--before this posting went up. I may demand to see the receipt as proof. Here's why--look what is on the nightgown:
Isn't that freaky? I really have become her. Or she has become me.
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This made me chuckle out loud (COL, between me and my friends). I'm the same way. Happily, my mom is awesome, so turning into her is fabulous.
And I have a friend who's a fervent clipper and I love getting my Doreen-o-grams in the mail!
As long as I don't turn into MY mother, its all good. LOL Actually, I find that Cliff-isms keep coming out of my mouth. I don't mind that I am turning into my Dad.
Barrie
I just bought stamps at the post office and asked to see "the pretty ones"!!!! The transformation continues......
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