Backstory: Since this is my mother’s first grandchild, she’s still getting used to the idea of parenting as a spectator’s sport.
Me: Here is a copy of the program for A’s ballet recital. I don’t have many addresses here at work so please forward this on to M and K for me.
Mom: Is A only in the Butterfly one?
Me: If you are referring to performance 19 of 26 you would be correct… Make sure to go to the bathroom and eat something before we go.
Mom: So, what you are trying to say is that we have to make nice and sit through every tap dancin’, glitter-spewing, fall down balling, pageant on crack event until we finally get to some real talent. Grand… Oh, and since K’s ex-wife’s daughter’s chubby little tinkerbell is in A’s class, I may have to hold off on that invite.
