i think i'm safe cuz i don't think anyone from my mom's side of the family reads this
ugh!
uncle swedish chef is getting married tomorrow. tonight they're having the rehearsal, followed by supper for their generation at slip aunt's. my mom is insisting i go because his fiancee's daughter will be there and my mom doesn't want her to have to be the only young person there. i really don't want to. nothing against her, i'm sure she's fine, but i hate mingling and small talk and don't want to be forced to be friendly, especially as the sole representative for my generation.
and so my mom and i got into it last night.
me: no, i'm not going.
mom: i think it would be nice.
me: why does it have to be me?
mom: it doesn't have to be, but it would be nice.
me: why should i be singled out just because i'm the only single one?
mom: you're not being singled out. she's single too and...
me: exactly!
mom: and you're about the same age.
me: about the same age? what's wrong with slip aunt's daughter?
mom: slip aunt doesn't want her kids there.
me: exactly! it's because i'm single that you people have decided i should have to be the one to do it!
mom: i don't ask you to do much. [oh, yes she did pull that.]
me: his fiancee is already making us mingle at the reception with that assigned seating...
mom [frantic glance as my dad]: shh! [apparently he doesn't know this yet]
me: i don't want to!
dad: why doesn't the daughter just go home afterwards if she doesn't want to be there?
mom: fine!!! melilot said she's not going! she's not going! and that's all there is to it! nothing's going to change it!
so yes. i'm going. i hate being the good kid.
uncle swedish chef is getting married tomorrow. tonight they're having the rehearsal, followed by supper for their generation at slip aunt's. my mom is insisting i go because his fiancee's daughter will be there and my mom doesn't want her to have to be the only young person there. i really don't want to. nothing against her, i'm sure she's fine, but i hate mingling and small talk and don't want to be forced to be friendly, especially as the sole representative for my generation.
and so my mom and i got into it last night.
me: no, i'm not going.
mom: i think it would be nice.
me: why does it have to be me?
mom: it doesn't have to be, but it would be nice.
me: why should i be singled out just because i'm the only single one?
mom: you're not being singled out. she's single too and...
me: exactly!
mom: and you're about the same age.
me: about the same age? what's wrong with slip aunt's daughter?
mom: slip aunt doesn't want her kids there.
me: exactly! it's because i'm single that you people have decided i should have to be the one to do it!
mom: i don't ask you to do much. [oh, yes she did pull that.]
me: his fiancee is already making us mingle at the reception with that assigned seating...
mom [frantic glance as my dad]: shh! [apparently he doesn't know this yet]
me: i don't want to!
dad: why doesn't the daughter just go home afterwards if she doesn't want to be there?
mom: fine!!! melilot said she's not going! she's not going! and that's all there is to it! nothing's going to change it!
so yes. i'm going. i hate being the good kid.
posted by melilotnfosco | 5:38 PM
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thankfully now my oldest cousin on that side [sorry, i don't remember if she has a name or not] will be here from out of town, so she'll be there, too, and she's talker, so that gets me out of it somewhat. but i still don't want to go.
Maybe it'll be a blessing in disguise. :)
i'm sorry. it's not fair, and it sucks when people don't get it.
and after that it ended up not being horrible. i got there around 7 and they left about 7:20. the only spot available when i got there was way down the table from them, so i just talked with my cousin, and then after that my cousin and mom and aunts hung out.
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