Backstory: Since this is my mother’s first grandchild, she’s still getting used to the idea of parenting as a spectator’s sport.
Me: Here is a copy of the program for A’s ballet recital. I don’t have many addresses here at work so please forward this on to M and K for me.
Mom: Is A only in the Butterfly one?
Me: If you are referring to performance 19 of 26 you would be correct… Make sure to go to the bathroom and eat something before we go.
Mom: So, what you are trying to say is that we have to make nice and sit through every tap dancin’, glitter-spewing, fall down balling, pageant on crack event until we finally get to some real talent. Grand… Oh, and since K’s ex-wife’s daughter’s chubby little tinkerbell is in A’s class, I may have to hold off on that invite.
I’m on Team Grandma.
March 22, 2010 at 10:01 am
wow, you are both bitches. hopefully your children will turn out better
March 25, 2010 at 3:47 am
jamie wrote: “wow, you are both bitches. hopefully your children will turn out better”
This is the kind of thing I just LOVE about people. You know, when someone goes to criticize someone else and in the process of doing so, acts much, much worse. (I have a thing for irony.)
But don’t worry, jamie. We hope you and your children turn out better, too. ;-)
March 25, 2010 at 10:10 am
I went to my stepdaughter’s dance recital last wk, and these are definitely the words of a proud grandma.
Obviously Jaime has never had to sit through a 4 hour performance where your kid gets 10 minutes…
July 5, 2010 at 12:24 pm