My Mom Makes Friends:

[skywaterblue]

Internet's back, but in a moment of low blood sugar I appear to have lost my cell phone.

I think it's in my mom's car, but between her bugging off to her doctor's appointments and her Christian convention and her carcinoid cancer support group, I only see her when she chaperons me to school.

Fragment of actual conversation:

Mom: It's been so long since I've been in the Christian movement, I don't know any of the speakers any more!

Me: The... Christian... movement? Movement towards what?

Mom: It's a movement!

Me: Um. But it's still like the same books from two thousand years ago, right? Or...

Mom: Last night's speaker taught us how to pray.

Me: ... er. Right. Sounds fun. (thinking) Are they doing it in Latin or something?

Anyway, us Secular Jews politely try not to rag on it too much, because we like that she goes out and makes friends now. Or we assume she will be making friends. I haven't met any of them, but the carcinoid cancer support group kind of reminds me of LINDA from Doctor Who: only I assume they'll eventually move on to nice old-people crafts like a book club or sharing dietary restrictions and not, you know, making a cover band before getting their faces sucked off by aliens.

Comments

[suivreletoile.livejournal.com]

... Your mom's Jewish too, right?

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

No, she's some nutty Assembly of God thing and they decided they wouldn't care about which religion they raised us in a truce. So I'm a Jew, my sister is Mormon, and my little brother is undecided.

[fashionbeast.livejournal.com]

There's a sitcom idea in there somewhere.

[(Anonymous)]

NEWS FUCKING FLASH
I W A S Mormon 5 years ago
gosh

at least she has someone to talk to :(

[(Anonymous)]

oh and dont get mad at me reading this when facebook informs me when you post.
Your Fav Sis
Elizabeth

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

You're cool, I guess. You like live with me so you know what a dork I am already.

I turned the facebook reporting off yesterday.

[orbitaldiamonds.livejournal.com]

assume they'll eventually move on to nice old-people crafts like a book club or sharing dietary restrictions and not, you know, making a cover band before getting their faces sucked off by aliens.

Awesome. Possibly even meta-worthy. :)