Moms don't really care about privacy. I mean, they try to. They really do. But if they have something important to share, it doesn't matter if you're in the middle of a very important episode of Hart of Dixie or taking a shower. She WILL barge into your space and she WILL get your attention. No matter what.
Sometimes she does come to me with important information. Like, say, a new quote she came up with like: "Everything's a triangle".
When she barged into the bathroom while I was busy shampooing my hair, I thought, well, it's gotta be another quote if she couldn't wait another five minutes for me to finish.
And then she screamed, "IT'S PURPLE!"
I peeked outside my shower curtain, soap falling into my eyes. And, lo and behold, she was holding a purple bottle of Listerine mouthwash. "Whoa!" I said, not too impressed but definitely intrigued by a new mouthwash color to add to our collection.
"They've got green, they've got blue, and now they've got purple too?!" I yelled back at my mother, who nodded vigorously. "What does it do?"
"TOTAL CARE. IT DOES EVERYTHING."
When she barged into the bathroom while I was busy shampooing my hair, I thought, well, it's gotta be another quote if she couldn't wait another five minutes for me to finish.
And then she screamed, "IT'S PURPLE!"
I peeked outside my shower curtain, soap falling into my eyes. And, lo and behold, she was holding a purple bottle of Listerine mouthwash. "Whoa!" I said, not too impressed but definitely intrigued by a new mouthwash color to add to our collection.
"They've got green, they've got blue, and now they've got purple too?!" I yelled back at my mother, who nodded vigorously. "What does it do?"
"TOTAL CARE. IT DOES EVERYTHING."
We were like walking advertisements. Mom let me be after we discussed a bit what it meant that Listerine now came in purple. Where would that put the green or the blue ones? If the purple took care of everything, would the green and blue disappear from existence?
Later, when I finally finished my shower, Mom and I moved the discussion to the rest of the family. Because, really, what's more important than Listerine?
Later, when I finally finished my shower, Mom and I moved the discussion to the rest of the family. Because, really, what's more important than Listerine?