Monday, October 6, 2014

Family

I'm seeing the elderly Mrs. Cuticle, who's accompanied by her 2 adult daughters. We stopped talking for a few minutes so I could review records they'd brought, and...


Daughter 1: "When are you getting your nails done?"

Daughter 2: "I don't get my nails done. I've never liked it."

Daughter 1: "Well, you should. I mean, it's Autumn. I bet they could do them in some pretty seasonal colors."

Daughter 2: "I don't care, I don't want to get them done."

Daughter 1: "It helps them grow better."

Daughter 2: "It does not."

Daughter 1: "You'll look much nicer in church. It would really improve your appearance."

Daughter 2: "Are you calling me ugly?"

Daughter 1: "No, but you never..."

Daughter 2: "Zip it."

Daughter 1: "Mom, don't you think..."

Mrs. Cuticle: "Shut up. Why can't you ever NOT cause trouble?"

Daughter 1: "You always take her side."

Daughter 2: "Can you blame her?"

Mrs. Cuticle (whips out phone): "I'm calling Michael to give me a ride home. Both of you get out."

Daughter 1: "But Mom..."

Mrs. Cuticle: "Get out or you're grounded!"
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15 comments:

  1. jimbo26October 6, 2014 at 5:03 AM

    Lol . Well done Mom .

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  2. bunkywiseOctober 6, 2014 at 8:49 AM

    I wish I still had a mom to aggravate!

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  3. cliffintokyoOctober 6, 2014 at 9:08 AM

    Its pretty clear who has the most testosterone in this dysfunctional societal unit!

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  4. HeidiOctober 6, 2014 at 10:25 AM

    Amazing how different sibs can be...go Mom!

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  5. PierreOctober 6, 2014 at 11:26 AM

    Well she nailed it!

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  6. Ms. DonnaOctober 6, 2014 at 1:00 PM

    Good job mum! But . . .my sister and I have not taken mom to see a yak herder . . .

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  7. PackerOctober 6, 2014 at 1:09 PM

    Yay Pierre, you did too!!!

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  8. AnonymousOctober 6, 2014 at 1:23 PM

    "And no 'Teen Wolf' for two weeks!"

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  9. a.generic docOctober 6, 2014 at 1:37 PM

    The biggest question is how you could keep a straight face during this conversation while you faked reading the old records.

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  10. ShellyeOctober 6, 2014 at 1:42 PM

    *LOL* She totally nailed it.

    FYI: Getting your nails done does not make them grow better.

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  11. AnonymousOctober 6, 2014 at 5:43 PM

    Hillarious. Go Mom.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 6, 2014 at 9:32 PM

    Good job, Sis! I forgot there was something in those old records we didn't want to Mother to hear. But, I didn't think we were THAT loud that the doctor could hear us. I never liked nail polish. You know that. It makes my fingertips itch and the half-bitten look is not my style.

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  13. Lenny DykstraOctober 7, 2014 at 12:40 AM

    Getting pretty autumn colors during the playoffs is how I got my nickname.

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  14. The Patient DocOctober 7, 2014 at 10:59 AM

    It's the same way with my sisters and I.I'm 32 and a doctor and she still yells at me when I argue with my sis. I think we always stay our mother's kids. We just don't do our bickering in public. Too many bad memories of mom embarrassing us when we acted up in public.

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  15. tbunniOctober 9, 2014 at 1:18 PM

    And this is why I only had one child. If he starts arguing with an invisible sibling, well, its probably time to visit our local yak herder!

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So wadda you think?