It's Mother's Day and I'm in the Doghouse
The three brothers and our parents the day our mother graduated from grad school. |
Mother’s Day. I know the drill.
STEP 1: Buy Card. CHECK.
STEP 2: Sign card. CHECK.
STEP 3: Mail Card. Aw, shit!
Now Meatloaf said, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, but he never met my
mother. I’m in the doghouse for sure. Which, I suppose id better than ending up
in the woodshed.
I would ask my brothers for help. But the youngest, Vernon, is the
perfect son. He’s some sort of saint, I swear. (He takes after our dad.)
I used to go to my parents for Mother’s Day, but one year it
took me 4 hours to get there and 5 to come home. I hate the George Washington
Bridge!
So I started sending flowers to cover my absence. But there was always
a debacle. One year, they delivered the flowers in a broken case. I called to
complain and the florist sent out a second set of flowers—with NO VASE. I
called to complain again. Yep, they delivered more flowers but no vase was to
be seen. Another year, another florist. This time they delivered the flowers to
the wrong apartment and as they had a signed receipt, they refused to
redeliver. My mother called and said you know Vernon always sends beautiful
flowers and there’s never a problem. I gave up sending flowers.
Then there is my older brother, Michael. While he’s not perfect,
he is the father of my parents only grandchild. And that as we all know is a
get out of jail free card.
So, I must ask you dear readers to take to the comments and plead
my case for me. Explain to my mother I’m basically a good son (maybe thrown in “and
a brilliant writer,” for authenticity?)
Thanks and Happy Mother’s Day to all.
Thanks and Happy Mother’s Day to all.
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