June 10, 2004
Dr. Dale
Mom just sent a note that family friend Dr. Dale Atkins will be on the Today Show talking about her new book, I'm OK, You're My Parents, on Wednesday morning, June 16th. (Plus she has a blog of course)
The email says:
You NEED to read "I'm OK, You're My Parents" immediately if:
•Your Father refers to your husband as "It."
•You call your Mother to tell her you've just won a Pulitzer, and she tells you your brother should be nominated for a Nobel Prize
•Your four year old son watched your mother baptize your 8 month old in the kitchen sink and said, to him, "SHSHSH, don’t tell mommy”
•Your father buys you flannel pajamas with feet for your honeymoon
•Your father wants to discuss the details of the police check he ran on your boyfriend
•You tell your Mother you've started seeing a therapist, and the first thing she says is, "What does he say about me?"
•When you see a show on Animal Planet about creatures that eat their young, you think, "Those kids got off easy... "
•Your Mother crashed your bachelor party
•Your Mother still tries to set you up on blind dates... and you're married
•Your Mother who knows you are gay asks you to go out with this wonderful woman she met who she is sure can straighten you out
•Every time you argue with your Father about Bush, he grumbles about changing his will
•Your Mother still has your bronzed baby shoes... in her purse