Dating my mom…

I think one of the unique things about significant others is that you can call or email each other twice without getting a response in between. With most people it’s customary to wait a week or two before calling a second time (unanswered)…you wouldn’t want to seem needy and you don’t want to annoy them. But with a girlfriend it’s okay to send them an email in the morning, to pick them up in the evening from work, and to call after you’ve dropped them off the moment they walk in the door. Or to just happen to call a few times a day, leaving a few voicemails. It’s a sign of affection. Sadly the most affectionate person in my life is my mom.

Yep. I got an email at 3 telling me about her lunch with a friend, then at 7 she asked how my dog was doing. I’ll probably get a couple calls tomorrow. The likeliness of my returning an email or a call in between is slim. But there they are, reminders from my mom that this is my fate.

True, the emotion that the 3 emails in a row stir in me is far from lovey-dovey. But as I get off the phone with someone who it’s their turn to call me next, once again following the rules, I remember the one person who gets to disregard them. It’s like dating my mom.