Apparently 31 is the new 8

Things my mother said to me on the phone the other day that make me wonder if she thinks I'm still 8:

Her: It's Mother's Day today so it'll be too crowded to go out to brunch. You'll want to cook something at home. Do you have anything to cook at home?

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Me: Allison called the other day — she wanted to know how to boil an egg.
Her: You know how to boil an egg?

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Me: Drew and I have pretty much decided on our China itinerary.
Her: You know they don't speak English there.

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Her: Have you gotten your visa for China yet?
Me: No, I told you — I called the Chinese embassy and they said that regular travel visas are only good for three months, so I have to wait until my trip is closer.
Her: You probably just misunderstood them.

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Comments

[Wendy's Dad]

Wendy, this is your father. Oh boy,you are really in for it now.

[Allison]

Okay, it is funny that I asked how to boil an egg, but let's be fair: I hadn't cooked or eaten any food in SEVEN MONTHS. Plus, I hadn't really cooked before that. Why cook when Dominos delivered and Ben & Jerry's came ready-made?

My eggs were delicious, by the way.

[Natalee]

*sigh* (eyeroll) Mothers!

Just wait until you have kids, then the advice never stops!

[bb]

hawhawhawhaw. hee.

[bb]

this is actually for allison:
dude, i didn't know how to boil an egg either, until this january when i had to boil 80 of them for my grandmother's memorial service. it's some old world thing our family does on the 30th day of a passing.

anyway, i confessed to my mother that i didn't really know how long to boil an egg, which resulted in both of my parents calling me at least three times each to see if i'd done the effing eggs yet.

a few weeks before this humiliation, my mother had christmas-gifted me with a cookbook called "how to boil water", which contained a wonderful diagram on how to properly boil an egg.

lots of fabulous women don't cook.

[Matt]

Awesome! I imagine they don't speak English at the Chinese embassy, which explains why you would misunderstand them on the phone.

[citywendy]

After she read this, Mom emailed me her *translations* to her comments, which, I swear to God, we funnier than the original comments. Plus, they were typed in all CAPS, like she was screaming her translations, which included this gem about China: "THEY'RE COMMUNISTS!".

Love you, Mom.

[Katie]

This sounds exactly like a conversation I would have with my mom. Priceless.

[teahouseblossom]

Hey, enjoy China! Just watch out for people spitting in the street..and know that nobody, I mean NOBODY knows how to line up for anything...

[Lynne]

OMG! You're my long lost sister - because there is NO WAY that there is another mom out there who talks to their 30-something daughter like that. NO WAY.

[Rebecca]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who experiences this sort of thing on occasion... from both parents. :)

[C]

Just hopped over via BlogHer! LOL! This was such a great post! Hey, I wonder if your mom knows my mom!?!?! ;)

[Bronnie]

lol.. mother's. mine's just the same!