Backstory: To my conservative mother, recycling and having gay friends basically makes you a rebel. She’s always trying to be supportive of my wacky life “choices”. A slip of a pronoun is enough to send her imagination running.
Hi son,
I called your house today and your roommate answered. When asked to speak to you he said, “She’s not here.”
Why’d he say she? Is there something you need to tell me? Let me know.
Love, Mom
First, I love how she established that you are still her “son” in the greeting.
Secondly, you should have immediately sent her an e-mail to the effect of: Mom, I just thought I should finally get this off my chest. I have never really self-identified as a “Man” before. I have come to this realization through the help of my new gay friends. . . .
June 2, 2009 at 2:20 pm
aw well at least shes asking nicely! My mother would’ve dialed me right away and just start screaming.
June 2, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Buy her a relaxation CD
June 2, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Let’s give Mom a little break–that is a pretty odd “slip of the tongue!”
June 2, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Maybe in this particular relationship he is the she.
June 3, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Or Mom heard “she” when the roommate actually said “he”. Mine heard “without clothes” when I told her “wet clothes”. She wasn’t amused, but I was!
June 3, 2009 at 1:41 pm
maybe it was a joke. like when my brother and his friends come in, i say…. hello ladies. maybe he was just kidding.
June 8, 2009 at 9:59 am
LMAO..she’s really a right wing conservative..
June 9, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Yeah she seems pretty damn conservative ^-^;
Still, funny she is obsessing.
July 17, 2009 at 11:18 am
I’m with you Ohio Mom…I would have done the same exact thing! Power to the Moms!! LOL
December 3, 2009 at 1:25 am