Oct 12 2008
What a Difference a Few Consonants Make
I am helping my mom clear up her bed. We want to test the new electric blanket I had bought.
She has a scattering of pillows, a tangle of cords for the electric blanket and heating pad, flung clothes and some papers.
She suffers from OCD and ADHD with an additional burden of hoarding and cluttering.
As she says, “I have an alphabet soup of stuff!”
She has so much clutter that what happens is that stuff goes on the bed during the day and then has to be put somewhere else when she goes to sleep.
She’s on one side of the bed and I’m on the other.
As I’m tracing various cords and moving things aside, I see that the papers have some line drawings of figures.
I’m viewing a part of a drawing and it’s upside down but I can see that it’s a person on its back with its knees drawn up.
Both of our hands are busy with the blankets and I thrust my chin out at the papers.
I say, “Hey, Ma -you learning new positions or something?”
Mom looks at where my chin is indicating.
She laughs, “No! Those are exercises for my arthritis!”
Pause.
“It’s TROCHANTERIC not TANTRIC!”
We both bust up.
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Gotta love her.
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Mfft. Dahahahaha! I recognized that very position as one of my yoga positions. hahahahahahaha.
Funny !!!!
I love words that are easily “adjusted” … for just the reason you have just described.
The Big Blue Ball ?? Does anyone actually use these things?
The fact that your mom knows what “tantric” means makes her one of the coolest moms ever in my book! lololol
Hi Ms. Q!!! In addition to being sick, having computer problems (my wireless thing died), the Jewish holidays and MOVING…oh wait, maybe those are my only four things preventing me from having lots of internet time…well, anyway been all kinds of busy and even had to look up “tantric”.
I’d have to look up trochanteric too, but it’s looking a little more evident from context than the other one. And so, that leaves me pretty much comment-less at the moment, but still wanted to say hi. Even though I never even did get back and finish my commenting on your last post.
But HI!!!! Hello!!!!!! I’m about to learn new vocabulary words on account of your blog! And also, I have to get to bed now, because I’ve been sick.
Sue: Hehehe! “yoga” huh??
Speedy!! Yeah I love woids, too. I see people *occasionally* using those big exercise balls at the gym.
Ginger: Yeah, mom knows some…stuff that’s for sure! Thanks!
Jill: Arggh..you’re sick? Sorry! The hurricane probably stirred things up (stress and weather) not to mention the new home stuff. Thanks for saying HIIIII though!
You’re mother is always fodder for a good blog post.
I still can’t get over you and your moms friendship. And I do mean friendship. Because outside of the mother/daughter relationship you two talk like girlfriends.
Well, I definitely had to look up tantric. Haha but now that I have, I’m amused. It’s pretty cool that you can joke around with your mom like that.
What’s with the “Hacked by Faith”???
HMTKSteve: I think you know now…and it’s Fatih, some religious thing I think..so I’m bummed about this hacking and I have a lot going on with work right now. And life.
” She suffers from OCD and ADHD with an additional burden of hoarding and cluttering.”
That must be very hard on YOU to watch…?
meleah: Yes. It is. I’ve been taking care of her in some form since the age of 5. I am not a saint. I get angry at times and resentful and then I work through it. My parents have taught me lessons both intended and unintended. Thank you for your perceptiveness!
Yeah, I came within milimeters of being vomited on followed by a day of fasting, have been breathing God knows what kind of mildew and mold and dust from the ceiling thing for a month now AND am moving.
So if it wasn’t stress by itself, it was probably lowered resistence from the combination. Now they shut off my phone and internet service four days early…still, only four more days until moving day. I was so sick – like didn’t even feel like checking email sick which is a step away from the deathbed for me!!
I think I need some of those trochanteric exercises!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Incidentally, I tried to email you about the hacking thing, but I have barely any internet access these days (what with them canceling everything early) and by the time I could figure out your email address, you had it all fixed!
well you are one awesome lady for taking that on.
And what if we discover your mother getting tantric? I’m just sayin’. You never know.
That’s too funny.
Too many of those motions look too familiar between my former yoga practice, and various exercise classes I used to take.
Jill: Dang! I hope you’re feeling better by now! I’ve been busy and and wish I had time to write but have had to “clear the desk” too much dang stuff!
and the hacking thing? Uh…still looking over my shoulder so to speak but am working on tightening up the hatches.
meleah: Thanks! I appreciate it!
Ricardo: That would be kinda freaky. I’m not a prude and I’ve been well aware of that my parents had their uh, moments but my mom going all tantric right now? It’s not her age, it’s well, lots of “udder stuff” as she would say. I just worry about not nice guys out there. But if there was some nice guy? Well..good for them! Yippee!
ack: various on a theme, er, pose… I suppose..
Dropping by to say hello … HELLO!
I am doing the Prone Hip.