I’m so glad my kids aren’t me. I was preparing to go into a bridal shower while I was talking to a friend on the phone. I grabbed a book, then two. I grabbed a story I was working on. She said, you’re taking all that into a shower. I informed her, what if I’m stuck in a corner all by myself with nothing to do and no one to talk to. I need to be able to entertain myself.
Yes, I knew I was going to a shower with people I knew, but the people I knew the best were going to be super duper busy with the shower so I always take backup just in case. Grace taught me that. I think my friend thought it was odd, Grace wouldn’t have. I use to bring books to family functions just in case, particularly if Mona wasn’t home. I’m not good with chitchat when I know we have nothing in common or if I don’t know if we do. Thankfully, my kids aren’t like that.
They talk to everyone. I turn my head at a red light and they are waving to the people in the car next to us. They are saying “Hi!” to the policemen pulled alongside of us. They talk to people we see when we’re going on walks. They talk to people at the stores. I try to stop them cause I worry they are bothering people, plus I just don’t fell comfortable with them talking to everyone. But at least, I don’t have to worry about them taking a book or something to a function, they can socialize with others, strangers. I guess they’ll just have a mom who does that. Man, I miss Grace. She was my buddy who understood.
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