Primo: You don’t need to go to the gym while they are here,
do you?
Me: Are you kidding me? Getting out of the house for a few
hours every day is the only way I am going to survive this.
Primo: But I have to work Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Me: They know that, right? You told them you couldn’t take
off the whole week before you guys agreed on flights, right?
Primo: Yes.
Me: Then it’s on them. They will have to figure out how to
entertain themselves for a few hours a day. My job is not to wait on your
parents. I want to enjoy my family, not entertain yours.
Primo: But your mom and Dr. J and brother and sister don’t
come until Thursday.
WAIT! Are you wondering who Dr. J is?
Oh this is such a great story.
Dr. J is my mom’s gentleman caller. We have known him since
I was five years old and we all lived in the same apartment building in
Marshfield, Wisconsin, while my dad was in Vietnam. My mom kept in touch with
Dr. and Mrs. J after my dad got back from the war and we moved.
Mrs. J died about five years ago and my mom and Dr. J built
a more intimate friendship via mail and phone that has become a lovely romantic
relationship. Dr. J of course is coming to the wedding. We love Dr. J. We just
love him.
Me: I know. But that doesn’t mean I am going to entertain
your mom and dad. They expect us to conform to their schedule when we visit
them – actually, they expect us to work – so they can conform to our schedule
when they visit us. They can entertain themselves while I’m at the gym and
you’re working. You warned them that you couldn’t take the entire week off and
they still wanted to come for nine days. Besides, they’re getting off easy. I’m
not even asking them to do any chores.
Primo: You’re right. They are on their own. I'll warn
them.
Me: Plus it’s not like they would want to spend time with me
anyhow.
So why did they change their minds and decide to come to the wedding after all?
ReplyDeleteFree booze?
DeleteHa!
Deleteoh, i would totally plan a few chores for them.
ReplyDeleteI should have!
DeleteNo, up you were supposed to want to spend time with them; to crave their good opinion. Ha!
ReplyDeleteYou do realize, don't you, that this is liking watching a slow moving train wreck, or a 50-car pile up on the interstate. You don't want to see it, but you cannot look away.
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