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By Debra Fuhrman
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“Why should I be in the kitchen? You can be in the kitchen and I’ll be watching TV.”
“Whatever. What time is it?”
“She still has time, don’t get so worked up.”
“I think you should call her and see where they are.”
“I’m not going to call her, that would be embarrassing.”
“They should have been home by now. I have a bad feeling about this.”
“She’s fine. They’re probably having a good time and I’m not going to upset her by interrupting her date with a cell phone call. And as for your bad feeling, you wouldn’t like anyone she went out with.”
“That’s not true.”
“Name one guy you would like to see her date.”
“I can’t think that fast.”
“Exactly!”
“You shouldn’t have let her go out dressed like that. It sends the wrong message.”
“Dressed like what? What was wrong with what she was wearing?”
“Oh well, it doesn’t matter now.”
“What? What doesn’t matter? What was wrong with the way she was dressed?”
“I don’t know, I think you should have taken her shopping, helped her pick out something more stylish, you know, like what other people are wearing.”
‘For your information, I offered to go shopping with her and she didn’t want to go. She said she didn’t want it to look like she was trying too hard. She said if he didn’t like her for who she was it didn’t really matter what she was wearing.”
“True. But, I know how guys think.”
“Yes, I know you know how guys think. And that’s exactly why no one asked for your help in the wardrobe department.”
“I wouldn’t have picked anything inappropriate, but it would have been nice to see her in something a little more girly. Guys like girls to look like girls, especially on a first date.”
“I already told you, I tried. She didn’t want my advice. About clothes. About anything.”
Dating has changed. Expectations are difference. Some guys get pretty aggressive. Did you talk to her about that?”
“She wouldn’t listen. She said she had it all under control. We just have to trust her to make the right decisions. She knows right from wrong. And she can always call if she needs us to come get her.”
“I just didn’t like the way that guy looked. Nobody wears their hair like that anymore, and did you see what he was wearing?”
“I think he’s probably a nice guy and we shouldn’t judge.”
“What time is it?”
“Five minutes after the last time you asked. Quit asking. It doesn’t make the time go any faster. She said she’d be home by midnight, so she’s not late. You’re just tired and cranky. Why don’t you go to bed and I’ll wait up for her. It won’t be much longer.”
I’m not going to bed now. I’ve sat here this long, I’m going to stay and see how it went. This is a big deal.”
“Yeah, I know it is. I wasn’t ready for her to start dating, but what can you do?”
“Mom? Is that you? How was your date?”
“What are you two still doing up?”
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I would have made it a bit clearer about who was talking. I got that it was the daughter, but who was the second person? Her son? Her son-in-law?
Very good over all! Very funny.
Well done!
Took me a half second to stop scratching my head:-) Nice!