Your “Good Graces”

Backstory: I e-mailed my mom asking her for motherly advise on how to get my boyfriend to help me clean up around our apartment.

Ok so this is advise from your friend and not your mother. You have to make him understand that you are not his mother. You can suggest that if he would like to continue to be in you good graces….ie your pants that he remembers you arent the maid or the cook. Good luck.

Sour Apples

Me: We went apple picking with the boys this weekend. So you’ll have to eat apples when you come up this week.
Mom: I’m not eating any sour ones.
Me: Why would we pick sour ones?
Mom: I don’t know. But I’m not eating any.
Me: There aren’t any sour ones. Why would we buy them if they were sour?
Mom: You know, they have those really tart ones for cooking.
Me: What, do you think I’m going to bake you a pie or something this week?
Mom: Well, no.
Me: So
(no response from Mom for a couple minutes)
Me: Never mind
(still no response)
Me: Mom, I promise not to make you eat any apples.
Mom: Ok. See you Tuesday! Love you!

Boob Caught Where?

We have been so busy at work this week I think we are getting delirious. F [best friend at work] was over here earlier telling me how she got her boob caught in an occilating fan yesterday and I laughed so hard I had tears.

Pretty Facebook Pics Only, Please

Backstory: this was the only line in the email – not in any way a p.s.

ps I hate the picture you have for your facebook profile pic. Pick the one by the tree in europe. its very pretty.

Where Misdirected Emails Go to Die

Is your correct school email address [ ]AT[ ].edu? I have it in several different formats. I hope all of the shit I send to that account hasn’t gone to Neverland.

Taking Nopers

Mom: How’s your knee? Are you taking anything for it?
Me: Nopers
Mom: What are Nopers?
Me: HA!
Mom: Not Kidding…what are they? Illegal?
Me: Nopers is a joking word meaning no, nope, noper and alas, nopers…..not taking anything.

Serious Medical Problems.

I have to take Sam to the doctor. Two nights in a row, he has been lying on the couch next to me when suddenly he announces, “rocket thrusters engage” and he blows a big one. I told him he needs to get his butt checked.

Won’t You Be My (Sexy) Neighbor?

Mom: Hey hun, I’m glad you made friends with the neighbors
Mom: maybe they have a cute friend they could set you up with
Me: honestly mom i dont hav time for a relationship
Mom: I wasn’t talking about a relationship…
Mom: iwas talking about Sex… you could use some fun and a release.
Me: Oh jeeebus… I don’t have time for the complicatons of that either… pregnancies or STDS
Mom: who doesn’t have time for a release?

Bacon + Lube=BACONLUBE!

Backstory: Still not sure if mom sent this to me because of my blatant love of bacon, or because she thinks I use a lot of lube.  I’m too afraid to ask.

Love bacon and all its goodness? Want to spice things up in the bedroom? Well, you’re sure to love this new product, baconlube™ . baconlube is a delicious personal lubricant designed to “keep it sizzlin’”. Now you can have your cake and eat it too.

Please note that the product is still undergoing FDA testing, although the makers feel confident that it will be fast-tracked given that pigs have been using something very similar to this as a breeding enhancer for years with no ill effects.

Love, MOM

Pop’s Lost His Damn Mind!

Mom: OMG, Pop is on facebook!
Me: Shut Up! Why?
Mom: Who the fuck knows, he’s lost his damn mind!
Mom: I am NOT asking him to be my friend!

Real Bummer

Your cousin’s fiancee’s grandmother died Sunday. The wedding is still on, but they had to bury the woman immediately to accommodate the wedding couple, and the fiancee is said to be devastated. Real bummer.

I got Botoxed today; I get Titaned tomorrow. Plane tomorrow night.

Have a super rest of vacation.

I miss you!

Who Wears Short Shorts?

Backstory: I haven’t lived at home in 10 years and haven’t worn short shorts in at least 15.

Labor Day weekend. Nothing to do. So, I closed the pool (very difficult), cleaned the house, did all the laundry, AND finally got all the way to the bottom of the ironing basket! I found two (2) pairs of J. Crew (very short) shorts: size 2 blue, size 4 tan. I presume they’re yours from middle school. While you will undoubtedly never wear them, they are in your drawer with all the other clothes you will never wear.

Don’t Forget Where You Came From

Don’t you DARE talk to me with that tone!
You came out of my vagina! I own EVERY PART OF YOU!

xoxo
Mommy

How to Cure a Yeast Infection

Backstory: I called my mom because I got an awful (though aren’t they all) yeast infection and wanted to know natural remedies besides just using monistat.

Did you get anything for your problem?  It was your sister who told me yesterday that she is taking antibiotics for sinus infection and we talked about yeast.  She really doesn’t get them.  if you get the cream you can swab it on and give you relief.

The Grossest Word in the World

Mom: there is also a really gross word
Mom: i shouldn’t tell you what it is
Mom: it will gross you out
Me: tell me
Me: TELL ME
Mom: its a medical word
Mom: but the first time i looked it up
Mom: i was like ewww gag
Me: lol
Mom: dont say i didnt warn you
Me: ok
Mom: smegma

This Is My Quest!

Mom: Alas! Walgreens sold out and i was the 6th person asking for coconut mms :(
Me: That’s too bad
Mom: So where else can we get those mms? This is my quest, to follow that star, no matter how hopeless, no matter how far!

Texts & Death

Mother: At the ceremony now.

Me: What! You’re texting during a funeral ceremony? You stop that right now.

Mother: Well I was only AT the ceremony not actually IN it.

Let Me Google That For You…

mom: where are the rub n tug places here in london
me: i have no idea lol
mom: oh, i thought you knew. can you google

Tweezing Boston-Style

Where are my TWEEZAHS??  You would not believe my CHIN!  OMG.  I go to the salon Friday morning.  They will get my chin unless you get here with my TweezAh.  You bitch.  How could you do that to me?  Both tweezahs are gone?  Let me know if one of them is here somewhere.  I love you, even though you took the tweezah! Whore.
love, mah mah

There is so much on the internet!

Backstory: I recently started writing a new blog about the horrors of dating after 30, and this was my mother’s response.

Dear Daughter,
I read your dating blog, oh my oh my … but I’ve been thinking J, you’ve got to find a way to access a different crowd, more cerebral, sophisticated men, who will appreciate you! In the way of dating and dieting I send you the attached article about colon cleansing. There is so much on the internet, I’ve been tempted. Love, Mom



Love, Mom