Here’s a conversation I overheard at a swimming pool:
Small child: What’s your favorite color, Grandma?
Grandma: Blue. What’s yours?
Small child: Green. What was the scariest thing that’s ever happened to you, Grandma?
Grandma: Probably when Grandpa and I were asphyxiated and Grandpa died and I almost did.
Here’s a conversation starter I overheard at my house last month:
Five: Want to play head vs. butt? I’ll be the head…
Here’s more from that conversation I had with ideamensch: Wherein I discuss how I brought LTYM to life, what you should read and who entertains me on Twitter (cue the un-follows!).
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Speaking of menschkeit, I want to thank mamadrama.com and porgyandbessonbroadway.com for treating me and several other bloggers to the incredible Tony-award winning show last weekend. The voices (Audra Macdonald! Norm Lewis! David Alan Grier!), the talent, Ohhhh the gorgeous be-muscled men singing glorious harmony! Could make an opera fan of me yet. If you’ll be in NYC I highly recommend. Bring tissues—and a fan (SIZZLE).
Gotta love those grandmothers who don’t believe in sugar coating!
I kind of love that conversation overheard at the swimming pool. No, I definitely do.
Perfect interview. I love that Trader Joe is your hero.
Ack. So busy and hubby is out of town on Thursday! But I love the spelling and pronunciation of “ideamensch”. It just appeals to me.
Tracey. Mensch. That’s you. That’s Melisa. And that’s most certainly Ann.
Whoa. Grandma, thanks for the nightmares.
what a fantastic interview! you’re cute. and granny is killin’ me.
mazel tov!
Why, Ann, I do believe this is the first time I’ve ever heard you speak of fanning yourself and dropping the word sizzle.
This is exactly how it starts: the slow creep into cougarhood.
All together now, RAWR!
I feel like I should say something in Yiddish, but I’ve got nothin’.
But next time you can be the head and I’ll be the butt. How’s that?
XOXO
A.
That’s the kind of stuff my Grandma drops on me.
“Oh, well…after my mom died in front of me I went to live with my Aunt and she was so crabby. Until she killed herself and I found her. Pass the whipped cream.”
Ouch, re: Grandma.
Loved your interview and thank you for being so sweet to mention me. I’ll always be happy to play the butt to your head.
I always have to be the butt, and my preschooler always gets to be the head.
This just made me spit water all over my monitor. Oh, Grandma…
And now I’m a little worried about what exactly it was Grandma and Grandpa were doing to risk asphyxiation…
Hopefully not playing head vs. butt.