HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

Well my mother celerbrated her 82nd birthday yesterday.

I did 2 things for her that my 3 siblings didn't.

1. I didn't complain.
2. I bought her a present.

Mom told me that my sister had sat down with her and complained for over 2 hours.

My older brother called and complained about his daughters troubles with her daughter. He said it was his ex-wifes fault that the girls were so messed up.
Mom set him straight.
"Maybe you shouldn't have moved out of state when you got divorced."
"Maybe you should have stayed in town and helped raise your own kids."

But my younger brother took the cake.

He brought some KFC over in the evening. He sat down while I prepared the plates. We had a nice dinner and a slice of cake.

Afterwards a conversation started.

He said that he listened to NPR.

"Wow! That's great." I thought.

"The British are pulling out." he said.

I replied, "Yea, the media are really trying to drum that one up. Still talking about it and I heard it at 5 this morning."

"Heard it yesterday." he answered.

Then he said, "Do you know why they are really leaving?"

"They've been planning this a long time." I replied.

Then, out of no where, my brother snapped. He started yelling.

"THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH! YOU'VE RUINED MOMS BIRTHDAY!"

"What?!" I spoke.

"I'M NOT TAKING THIS ANYMORE!" he screamed.


Well, I could write some more dialogue but there is no point. He screamed and yelled all the way out of the house.

Neither mom or I could figure out what set him off.

And that is the kind of day my mom got for her 82nd birthday.