(click image above to enlarge)John:
I cannot believe you thought nothing of not seeing your own mother for her birthday or the day following. How disappointing for me!
Do you plan to be around tonite or are you going to have another excuse?
You had better be working on that Tuesday class paper because if work calls for you, you are going.
Get those t-shirts in the boxes your father brought home today!
Get the basement cleaned up!
I cannot believe you thought nothing of not seeing your own mother for her birthday or the day following. How disappointing for me!
Do you plan to be around tonite or are you going to have another excuse?
You had better be working on that Tuesday class paper because if work calls for you, you are going.
Get those t-shirts in the boxes your father brought home today!
Get the basement cleaned up!
This is one of my favorite notes -- you can feel the anger in her handwriting! I got this note when I was living at home while pursuing a Masters Degree. I had already graduated from college and was commuting back & forth to Fordham in the Bronx. I think I slept at a friends place and missed her birthday, but came home that weekend to see her. The emphasis shown in yellow highlighter is pure genius; the underlines and exclamation points are total overkill. Missing a birthday or holiday in my family was grounds for exile . . . we had to at least get her a card if we couldn't afford a gift. She needed SOMETHING, every time!
This note reminds me of another example of my Mom's unique logic: I remember when I was very young and she used to take me to a friend's birthday party -- she would decide how much money to put in the envelope based on how long I would be at the party. For example, if I was going to be there all day: $20. If I was only going for a few hours: $10. ?! She used to say "I'm not giving him all that money, you're only going to be at the party for an hour!" I still don't understand it to this day . . .
This note reminds me of another example of my Mom's unique logic: I remember when I was very young and she used to take me to a friend's birthday party -- she would decide how much money to put in the envelope based on how long I would be at the party. For example, if I was going to be there all day: $20. If I was only going for a few hours: $10. ?! She used to say "I'm not giving him all that money, you're only going to be at the party for an hour!" I still don't understand it to this day . . .
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