Monday, April 13, 2009

Aunt Polly Knows A Thing Or Two...

To protect the names of the innocent I rejected a comment placed on this blog by a dear, dear friend. You know who you are...

However, the content was so true and down to earth, representative of so many of the days we each experience during our time on this earth, I couldn't resist publishing it!

I apologize to my friend who, for obvious reasons, shall not be named and hope that they continue to be my friend after this! I enjoyed reading the comment so much that I just had to share it with all my friends...

The piece refers to a post I wrote a few days ago, ie 'Polly's Dandelion CD':

"Ok – my interpretation, although it’s not perhaps what you want!



The teddy bear is definitely my mother-in-law (who I love dearly…..aaaaaargh!) because it has a black eye. This is probably because I’ve finally given up on being nice – after all it’s the end of the day, I took her to the market and helped her through the throngs of people, I’m tired and crotchety, the kids are being teenagers (even though on of them is 20), she won’t stop asking them impossible questions – such as what will they put on the Easter breakfast table, knowing full well they never see the breakfast table, and, yes, I’m at the end of my tether. So your teddy bear, who is gorgeous, to me is my ma-in-law, with a black eye.


Ok, I’ll go away now and I won’t blame you if you scrub this comment! But I do feel better for sounding off!"

It's a classic isn't it? Meanwhile, my poor friend has no doubt had the opportunity to reflect on the wisdom of expressing themselves so publicly and is probably breathing a sigh of relief that the friend who had the opportunity to moderate the comment has done so sensibly.

In another recent post, I expressed the sentiment that perhaps I should heed my own advice. Quite right too! Maybe if I hadn't eaten the best part of my Lily O'Brien's Easter Egg for breakfast alongside my pint of tea, I wouldn't be feeling quite so sick right now...

Happy Easter!

Polly Pierce

2 comments:

Up The Garden Path said...

I am quite sure that your dear friend will have woken up after a good night's sleep feeling a lot better and better able to cope with a lady who is clearly wonderful but getting on in years. And I'm sure she will always consider you a friend!

Polly Pierce said...

You know Jean, you're probably right! I do hope that the poor lady concerned had a lovely Easter and that all has been forgiven!