of course you are a great cook!

Today I was reminded of an old tradition my sister and I would do as kids. To start off, let's just say that my mother isn't really the best cook. A lot of times what ever is in the fridge will be thrown in a pot and be called stew or strognaff. As kids, my sister and I wouldn't like some of the stuff my mom would slap on a plate. So very casually and discretely we would "accidentally" drop our napkin over what we didn't like and gingerly pick it up as a fist. And half of our peas would disappear. We also always had a dog around, they make the best garbage disposal. Apparently though that will cause a dog to be at your heels every time you eat. So it is best to keep that in mind.

Now a days, my sister is in a different state for school and I am back at home. We stopped eating at a dinner table years ago and if we are in the same room during a meal then it is a special occasion. So naturally, I wouldn't have to perform a secret operation to hide what I don't want to eat. Today my ma was a little manic and was a little freaking out that no one was eating her home made shrimp salad. My dad liked it, he just hasn't had much of an appetite for some time. So my mom makes me a bowl and I look at it and I saw her manic eyes, this personality I call Brenda. So I take it and sit down. My ma goes to the bathroom and I quickly wrap my food in a napkin and flush it down the toilet. (it was a small portion of shrimp salad) My ma would have heard me putting it down the disposal and would have seen it in the trash. In case you wondering, yes I am 25 years old.

Kind of seems the longer one stays at home with the parents, the further back they get from being their current age. I would say that I am probably 14 right now. Since I was laid off, and haven't found work, out of unemployment for a couple more weeks, so can't pay any of my bills and needing to ask my parents for money, then yes I am 14. At 15, I was working and making my money and paying my bills. Granted, it was just for car insurance, but still. This is slightly a self esteem killer by the way.