Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Is There a Woman I can Talk to?
I have been told there is a Progresso Soup commercial where a woman calls into Progresso to excitedly share her weight loss news only to receive a lukewarm uninterested response. At that point she asks if there is a woman she can talk to. So last night at dinner, I share my big news...... I got a real authentic SNEAKER on my foot! With laces! And a sock! And I walked ALL the way to the pond AND back with OUT crutches. ALL BY MYSELF! I shared this news with the biggest smile on my face. I mean can you imagine? A real sneaker! The first shoe I have put on my foot since I broke my ankle over Thanksgiving! And I got it over my brace and I walked. Now it wasn't pretty. I have a weird limpy gimpy gait. It wasn't fast. Snails passed me on the trail. But I did it. So what response did I receive at the dinner table??? "that's nice." That's nice????? Not even "That's Nice!!!" it was all lower case enthusiasm ..."that's nice." Kind of like a dismissive, "that's nice dear". What the heck?! I started to protest. I started to inform the "boys" how monumental this occasion was. My son said that I sounded like the woman in the Progresso Soup commercial and suggested I call one of his sisters. ARGH! MEN! So of course I called my younger daughter. YEA! I got a lot of - "WOW! GOOD JOB! THAT IS AWESOME! YEA MOMMY!" I almost got a full parade with a marching band! Thank goodness someone was excited for me. I guess the only way to get an enthusiastic response around here is to talk about how I ran errands and picked up a carburetor along the way. OH WOW! A CARBURETOR! So much better than let's say, someone breaking their ankle and then walking for the first time in a shoe.......Is There a Woman I can Talk to?
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