Jun 03, 2004 15:36
You'd think that after a long absence from Hong Kong and not seeing my mom for five years would make me pounce at the chance of staying here for longer that a month. But after being here for a week I have come to realize that my mom and I can only have an functional relationship over the receiver, which I also have the option of hanging up at any point of the conversation. Every thing she says to me carries a feeling of someone taking a cheese grater to the side of my head. I honestly don't know if she knows how to rationally talk to someone instead of just yelling at them. Every thing I say entices an argument even down to "Where are we going tonight?"
My stepfather/godfather has the patience almost of a god, I honestly cannot fathom what it would be like to live with her and work with her on the daily basis (they have been together for the last 10 years). GOD BLESS UNCLE EDDIE.