Mamma Mia and My Mom's Bluntness
We saw Mamma Mia. I thought it was kinda silly, but in a good way. I love ABBA, and now I want the soundtrack. Meryl Streep really outdid herself. Is there anything she can't do? Pierce Brosnan's singing was...strange, lol. You could tell the cast had a fun time making this. Also it seemed like my theater was really having a blast. They clapped and I thought I heard some people singing along to one of the ending songs. Wouldn't it be great if life was like a musical? More on that in a future entry...
As we were heading back to the car, my mom was talking to Grammy about how we're going to her house for dinner on Wednesday. My mom was kind of explaining how some days are better to come over to Grammy's house than others, and I guess Grammy was wondering why, which led to this conversation
My mom: Well I have to be in the right mood to be with you. (ok maybe not word for word, it seemed more harsh than that)
Grammy: *Jaw drops* Oh well with that then I guess it's time to leave. *walks away muttering about how my mom really hurt her feelings.*
I was kind of shocked my mom said that, although she can be pretty blunt at times. Then in the car my mom says to me "I'm just being honest you know. She's got to realize that she does things that annoys me. She's hurt my feelings." My mom kinda either likes Grammy or hates her. I get where she's coming from as I myself can only tolerate Grammy in small doses. I don't know if I could live with her. Still I'm surprised my mom said that. It's one of the several things about her that really make me wonder if she's bordering on the spectrum. I wish I had her courage. Bluntness is not really an Aspie trait I have (I don't think). My social anxiety prevents me from being brutally honest to people, but I'm still honest. Other wise I would probably say some nasty stuff that's in my head. Anyways I try to put on the front that I'm really a nice person (even if I'm not feeling that way inside).
I'm reading the Autism Speaks message boards right now because I'm a masochist. There's a 60+ page thread there about people with autism having the right to exist. Pretty interesting stuff, but no way am I reading all of it. Hum de dum...I once thought maybe I would join there one day to get into arguments, but that's not really my style. Or is it? It may be possible there's this other me that wishes to come out and get into conflicts.
As we were heading back to the car, my mom was talking to Grammy about how we're going to her house for dinner on Wednesday. My mom was kind of explaining how some days are better to come over to Grammy's house than others, and I guess Grammy was wondering why, which led to this conversation
My mom: Well I have to be in the right mood to be with you. (ok maybe not word for word, it seemed more harsh than that)
Grammy: *Jaw drops* Oh well with that then I guess it's time to leave. *walks away muttering about how my mom really hurt her feelings.*
I was kind of shocked my mom said that, although she can be pretty blunt at times. Then in the car my mom says to me "I'm just being honest you know. She's got to realize that she does things that annoys me. She's hurt my feelings." My mom kinda either likes Grammy or hates her. I get where she's coming from as I myself can only tolerate Grammy in small doses. I don't know if I could live with her. Still I'm surprised my mom said that. It's one of the several things about her that really make me wonder if she's bordering on the spectrum. I wish I had her courage. Bluntness is not really an Aspie trait I have (I don't think). My social anxiety prevents me from being brutally honest to people, but I'm still honest. Other wise I would probably say some nasty stuff that's in my head. Anyways I try to put on the front that I'm really a nice person (even if I'm not feeling that way inside).
I'm reading the Autism Speaks message boards right now because I'm a masochist. There's a 60+ page thread there about people with autism having the right to exist. Pretty interesting stuff, but no way am I reading all of it. Hum de dum...I once thought maybe I would join there one day to get into arguments, but that's not really my style. Or is it? It may be possible there's this other me that wishes to come out and get into conflicts.