Makin’ her big sister proud September 13, 2006
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The other day I was hanging out at my parents’ house before a family dinner. Talk turned to my still-in-high-school sister’s dating life, which annoyed her to no end and thrilled me, since it stopped my mom from asking me for the 400th time if I was being careful with the “men from that –ahem!—’service’ on the Internet.”
“What happened to that guy from formal last year?” I pried with glee. “He was cute!”
He’d been a set up, a friend of her friend’s boyfriend who went to another fancy school in town. They’d hung out several times and went to both of their schools’ formals together, but it was clearly more out of mutual necessity than actual romance or chemistry.
(This is all fine and dandy with me because the child is still so young. She has all the time in the world to follow in the neurotic dating disaster footsteps of her fair sister.)
My parents ribbed her for his not calling. Just the way they’ve joked with me from ages 16 to 26. They mean to be playful, but it stings from time to time.
“I think he died and no one told your sister,” Dad teased.
My sister narrowed her eyes at my parents and with turned a defiant gaze in my direction.
“I think he died and no one cared,” she smirked to me.
Did they ever ask you about The Nurse? I am always so embarrassed when I bring up guys to my family. Most of them have disappeared on me, and then when my family asks me about them, they somehow think it’s my fault that they did.
My mother even told me once after I’d told her about a prospect: “Well I hope you don’t mess up THIS one.”
Thanks, Mom. Gah.
My rents can’t even remember names…BUT…when they remember that I’m dating someone..and it happens to last longer then say a month…they say to me “WOW..you’re STILL seeing him? This must be some kind of record for you!”
Nice huh?
I’ve made it a point not to bring up guys names…namely because I have no prospects, but whenever I do, I feel my parents put a jinx on the situation by just knowing. Crazy but true!
You taught your sister well!
She was quick on the draw with that one!
haha! smart sis…
my mom always reminds me to be nice to the guy… as if i’m not nice. ha! if only she knew that more often than not, it’s the guy that hasn’t been nice to me.
My mom always asks me to give each one a chance.
Seriously, as if one could really give each guy that shows remote interest a chance.
My younger sister has never really been without a boyfriend and my brother has an awesome girlfriend.
I’m such the “pariah” in the family.
My mom always asks me to give each one a chance.
Seriously, as if one could really give each guy that shows remote interest a chance.
My younger sister has never really been without a boyfriend and my brother has an awesome girlfriend.
I’m such the “pariah” in the family.
My sister has never been w/o a boyfriend since - oh, age 14?? She’s just divorced her second husband (yep, read that ‘never w/o a boyfriend’ part and figure out how THAT happened…) so I’m totally off the hook of being held up in comparison to her in the romance department.
TO much jokes about died man
For I allways ready
Sera