Another meeting tomorrow....
I find it funny at times when I run into an old friend or acquaintance who I haven't seen for a while. The questions of, "Are you married? Dating anyone?" always come up. When I reply "No" to both, the other person always seem shock. Most of the wonderful ladies I grew up with are now married. Some with even one, two...four kids. Their realities seem like such a stark contrast to mines. And so, when they give me that odd, is-there-something-wrong with you look, I find myself amused.
Sometimes, A says the funniest things and it makes me appreciate the naivety of childhood. She asked my sister the other day, in a completely serious tone, "Auntie Bao Bao, if a chicken eats the worm, and we eat the chicken, do we eat the worm too? And, what happens if we eat the worm? Auntie Bao Bao, I don't think I want to eat chicken anymore." Through all this, my sister was on the verge of laughter. Great auntie that she is, she didn't burst out laughing.
A also likes to hide things. She almost gave her mom and I heart attacks the other night when she hid her mom's keys. My sister was about to dig through the trash when my brother-in-law told her to ask A. We saw no reason why A should know, but my sister asked anyways. A's reply, giggling, "Mommy, mommy, guess. Do you know where I put it?" My sister was NOT amused. Since I had to search through every corner of my car, I didn't find it quite so funny either.
The weekend will be busy. And sad. Funerals always are.
