hen I tell people that my mother will turn 100 this year, I get two kinds of responses. The first is along these lines:
“Bless her! You’re so lucky to have your mom!”
This sentiment is almost always from people who have never had a really, really, old parent. In order not to be perceived as a horrible human being, I respond, “Oh yes. I’m so lucky.”
The second response goes like this, “Oh my God! You must be exhausted!”
Just this week, my dentist asked, “Do you still have your mom?”
When I told him through packed gauze that I did, he said, “You must be drinking heavily.”
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