I have discovered the secret to dealing with the person who raises my blood pressure more than anyone else in recent memory Uncle Fred: tequila
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H--have you had all those conversations with Uncle Fred? Agh, agh. D: Maybe the best thing about having a birder for a mom is that birding becomes the predominant conversation when Aunt Jane and Uncle Fred come over. I never realized before now what a godsend that was.
Funny story: My mom and I were out with some of her birding friends last week, and mom mentioned that her sister and brother-in-law were in town, and when she mentioned the name Fred, EVERYONE AT THE TABLE laughed and went "Oh, Fred!" "We know Fred!" at the exact same time. I guess they've heard a lot of Fred Stories over the years.
I couldn't get away from it; I was just listening. And seething.
Even the BIRDING stories got into Bad Territory. Lets just say that even though cats aren't native to the U.S., neither are a shit ton of birds, and leave it at that.
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Funny story: My mom and I were out with some of her birding friends last week, and mom mentioned that her sister and brother-in-law were in town, and when she mentioned the name Fred, EVERYONE AT THE TABLE laughed and went "Oh, Fred!" "We know Fred!" at the exact same time. I guess they've heard a lot of Fred Stories over the years.
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Even the BIRDING stories got into Bad Territory. Lets just say that even though cats aren't native to the U.S., neither are a shit ton of birds, and leave it at that.
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