Monday, July 20, 2009

Talks with My Mother

[Translation: "Mom, what future do you see for that women's liberation moveme... no, nothing, forget it."]
My mother: So what is your boyfriend doing right now?

Me: He's doing the dishes.

My mother: This is so wrong! You should do that instead of him. What did he get his PhD for? To do the dishes?

Me: But, Mom, I also have a PhD.

(A long pause).

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm so sorry, Clarissa. This must be very tough for you.

Anonymous said...

I am sorry too. Do not even know what to say...
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Clarissa said...

Thank you or support, guys! But I didn't mean it as a sad story. I just think it's very funny. :-)

Natalee said...

I guess it could be seen as funny. In a really scary sort of way.

Anonymous said...

I told this story to my daughter the other day...
Her best friend is not treated the same way as her (friend's) brother by their parents...
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Clarissa said...

My mother always feels very sorry for all of my boyfriends because these "poor boys" are stuck with me. :-)

LaShawn said...

I laughed! My mom is in her 50s and pissed off at most men (especially her husband), so she'd "hurrah" you allllllll day for that one!

Clarissa said...

Thank you, LaShawn! :-)

Unknown said...

You have to love Mafalda!

Sorry about your mother's comments

Clarissa said...

Mafalda is my best friend's nickname because they have a lot in common. :-)