sense and sensitivity
today my mom left a message on my phone saying her brother had died.
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i was not aware that my mom had a brother.
and what an inappropriate time to spring that information on me.
and then i remembered that i knew she had a brother. and a sister. 2 sisters? maybe even three. and maybe a few more brothers.
but step brothers and sisters. or half. i'm not really sure how it works. but they're all my grandmother's age. and i've never met them. well, i met one once. but it was a long time ago and she was old and i thought she was my great aunt.
i called my mom back and didn't really know what to say, because i'd never met this step/half brother once removed (can step/half brothers be once removed?). and i don't know how close my mom is to him since i've never known her to call him, or visit him, or write him a note. or really even talk about him except when she would talk to my grandma about how he did geneology and he'd become really really fat. wait. maybe it's her cousin who does the geneology.
the conversation went pretty well, though.
and i might be going to his funeral in southern utah next tuesday.
here's hoping they don't ask me to give the eulogy.
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i was not aware that my mom had a brother.
and what an inappropriate time to spring that information on me.
and then i remembered that i knew she had a brother. and a sister. 2 sisters? maybe even three. and maybe a few more brothers.
but step brothers and sisters. or half. i'm not really sure how it works. but they're all my grandmother's age. and i've never met them. well, i met one once. but it was a long time ago and she was old and i thought she was my great aunt.
i called my mom back and didn't really know what to say, because i'd never met this step/half brother once removed (can step/half brothers be once removed?). and i don't know how close my mom is to him since i've never known her to call him, or visit him, or write him a note. or really even talk about him except when she would talk to my grandma about how he did geneology and he'd become really really fat. wait. maybe it's her cousin who does the geneology.
the conversation went pretty well, though.
and i might be going to his funeral in southern utah next tuesday.
here's hoping they don't ask me to give the eulogy.
Comments
Who would be the wiser?
And something tells me you'll never see any of those people again!
Well, unless there's another funeral...
Having some eyedrops might be a good idea too.
-Kate
When I read that I made one of those half gasp/half laugh out loud kind of noises. The kind you make when you hear a very inappropriate joke that is nonetheless extremely funny. Aw, Kathryn, even in times of sorrow you have the ability to shock/amuse us. That's why we all love you and are all devout followers of this blog. Keep it up. And I'm sure you'll come back with some great stories from the funeral.
I think?