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And god shuffled he feet and glanced around at them.
The people cleared their throats and stared right back at him.
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So I averted a minor family crisis today.
Sometimes I wonder if family is all that it's chalked up to be.
On the one hand I have my sister who doesn't call anyone, is virtually impossible to get ahold of by her family and friends, and doesn't always check her email
On the other hand, my mom can be over sensitive sometime.
I get a call from my mom's bf saying that she's in tears cause she was supposed to pick my niece up at my sisters place, but no one was ansering the door. Also claiming that she could hear my sister in the appartment not answering the door.
I've heard this story before from my mom and my grandmother. I don't discount it, but I don't believe it either. My sister lives in a shitty appartment, and it could very well have been the neighbours they heard.
So, I head over to my sisters. I was already mad at her for not answering my email and not phoning my mother to thank her for the rather pricey b-day gift she sent her.
So as I get there, I see her, her bf and my niece walking down the street.
Perfect!
So I pull up behind them and call out to her.
Now, i'm not stupid. I KNOW that if she was avoiding mom, she'd realize that mom would talk to me. my sister was surprised and happy to see me. So I tell her the situation and ask her to call mom, right there on the road with my cell phone.
She does, and everything ends up great in the end.
I get a messege from my mom, still teary eyed, just letting me know that she'll be leaving for the island with my niece and that she's very happy.
My only wish is that they would talk to each other instead of through me.
One message to a friend who knows who they are: I was trying to cheer you up. I'm sorry if it seemed otherwise or if I made things worse.
The people cleared their throats and stared right back at him.
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So I averted a minor family crisis today.
Sometimes I wonder if family is all that it's chalked up to be.
On the one hand I have my sister who doesn't call anyone, is virtually impossible to get ahold of by her family and friends, and doesn't always check her email
On the other hand, my mom can be over sensitive sometime.
I get a call from my mom's bf saying that she's in tears cause she was supposed to pick my niece up at my sisters place, but no one was ansering the door. Also claiming that she could hear my sister in the appartment not answering the door.
I've heard this story before from my mom and my grandmother. I don't discount it, but I don't believe it either. My sister lives in a shitty appartment, and it could very well have been the neighbours they heard.
So, I head over to my sisters. I was already mad at her for not answering my email and not phoning my mother to thank her for the rather pricey b-day gift she sent her.
So as I get there, I see her, her bf and my niece walking down the street.
Perfect!
So I pull up behind them and call out to her.
Now, i'm not stupid. I KNOW that if she was avoiding mom, she'd realize that mom would talk to me. my sister was surprised and happy to see me. So I tell her the situation and ask her to call mom, right there on the road with my cell phone.
She does, and everything ends up great in the end.
I get a messege from my mom, still teary eyed, just letting me know that she'll be leaving for the island with my niece and that she's very happy.
My only wish is that they would talk to each other instead of through me.
One message to a friend who knows who they are: I was trying to cheer you up. I'm sorry if it seemed otherwise or if I made things worse.