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11 December 2005

Some families are weird. Like mine. →[More:] Just got a phone call that my mom is in the hospital. However, I'm not supposed to call her for another 50 minutes because the Survivor final tribal council is imminent. (And by the way, it hasn't come on here yet. Please, no spoilers.)

I mean, that's weird, right? Right?

Mostly, I think I'm confused and maybe fishing for sympathy and/or normalcy.

post by: mudpuppie at: 22:13 | 17 comments

That is kind of weird. I hope things with your mom are okay...*sending good vibes*

posted by YouCanCallMeAl 11 December | 22:17

normalcy in families is about as likely as a queer quarterback. it happens, but even then, it's weird.

i wish you and your family the best, and speedy recovery.

posted by moonbird 11 December | 22:19

she's watching it? (that's a good sign)

posted by amberglow 11 December | 22:25

I finally decided "fuck the rules" and I called. Of course, got no real information from her (another hallmark of the family). Chest pains. Not scary on its own, but the family has a loooong history of heart troubles.

Bit scary.

Anyway, thanks for letting me vent, ya'll.

posted by mudpuppie 11 December | 22:26

{{mudpuppie}} EVERY family is weird. The ones that seem normal? Are the really scary ones.

I hope your mom is ok.

posted by LeeJay 11 December | 22:28

she'll be ok...they have tons of good heart medicines and stuff.

posted by amberglow 11 December | 22:30

I hope your mom is okay, mudpuppie.

My dad is a tenured physicist and is currently trying to destroy Isaac Newton (!). My mom buys Tobey Maguire movie after Tobey Maguire movie because he reminds her of me.

Everyone's family is weird.

posted by interrobang 11 December | 22:41

Hope she's Ok mudpuppie. Keep us updated, alright? (And I hope the contestant she's supporting wins.)

posted by jrossi4r 11 December | 22:41

I hope it's just really bad heartburn, muddy, and that it's merely another level of wierdness rather than anything medical.

<yoggic flying to send out good vibrations>

posted by porpoise 11 December | 23:19

I hope your mom is ok, mudpuppie. And you know, nothing you posted sounded too weird to me. But, see above re. weird families.

posted by gaspode 11 December | 23:22

After my dad's heart surgery, I was not allowed (per him) to visit him in the hospital. No one was, except my mom. I guess, knowing him and how he would feel about the vulnerability of being in a hospital bed, I wasn't too surprised by this. But, it was a little odd explaining to people in the days after his surgery that no, I hadn't seen him since the operation, but yes, I am a decent daughter, I promise. So yes, families are weird.

I hope your mom's okay.

posted by amro 11 December | 23:26

Muddie, she probably just went into the hospital to get a TV where she could control the remote during "Survivor". As the doctors on St. Elewhere said on their hundredth show about a patient with recurring chest pains... "A hundred episodes? She'll run forever." :)

posted by wendell 11 December | 23:29

My mom has put phone conversations with me on hold (as in, she stops talking and acknowledging me) for commercials on TV. Everyone's families are weird.

posted by me3dia 12 December | 00:31

My mom won't let me use wire hangers.

posted by SassHat 12 December | 01:08

Hope all is ok with your mom, mudpuppie. It is kinda weird to put you off though. Maybe she was scared, too? My family has always been really detached when delivering serious medical news. Like it was someone they weren't related to or something. Weirdness galore!

posted by chewatadistance 12 December | 08:35

Hope everything turns out well mudpuppie.

and families are all weird. parents particularly. it's what happens when you only hang out with people you married or made.

posted by Mrs.Pants 12 December | 10:49

Hope your mum is feeling better this morning, mudpuppie.

posted by deborah 12 December | 13:56

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