Fruit

[poliphilo]

My mother pauses in the hall and goes, "Oh!", the way she does when something has displeased her. I gather myself together and prepare for the worst. I find her gazing at the fruit bowl. "What enormous bananas," she says.

Comments

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

I do feel that viscerally. My parents were such a source of irritation and I could never guess what was going to get up their noses next. My cousin has the same problem with my Lovely Auntie, but somehow I can remain unruffled at her foibles. Good luck.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I suspect it gets tougher the closer the relationship.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

That said, it can be pretty tough even when the relationship isn't close! Some children can do no wrong whilst I, it seems, could do no right. :o/

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I meant close in terms of genetic relationship- child-parent-brother-sister: those are so often the toughest to handle- mainly because when we're that close we feel we have a "right" to mess about in one another's lives.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Oh so did I, believe me!