A Lump Just Sitting There

     One day, I think it was back in the 80's, Mom and I were talking, and Oprah came up in the conversation. Oprah is not only quite wealthy and famous in today's world, but even when her talk show started, Oprah was a big name and well respected by much of the world .    And she was wealthy in the 80's also. And in the midst of our conversation, when Oprah's name was mentioned, I said to Mom, “Did you know that Oprah and I are the same age?” (Actually, after googling Oprah, I have discovered that she was born in January of '54 and is thus a few months younger).

     Mom gave me a look – her well-known judgmental glare, and said something she had often said to me before, “And look at you. Lump. Just sitting there!”

     Not too long ago I was telling that anecdote in front of Mike's cousin – someone who knew Mom personally since we all spent a few Christmases and Thanksgivings and 4^th of Julys together in recent years. Mike's cousin has also heard some of the stories I've told about Mom since she passed away. But when I said, “And look at you. Lump. Just sitting there!” Mike's cousin started to laugh and commented, “Now that's the kind of Mary story you should be telling!” That is the Mary he recalls!

      Perhaps that's the kind of Mary the world will remember her by? Well, of all the Mom quotes I'll be sharing in my posts - “And look at you. Lump. Just sitting there” certainly reflects her stab-you-in -the-heart-with-a-twisting-verbal-knife humor!

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