(Photo taken during this past weekend's trip to the Freese Family Farm.)
Left: My mother's faux-laminated instructions for my father as to what he needs to do to successfully get that strange machine on the counter to make his morning coffee.
Right: The note my father re-uses to indicate to my mother that she does not need to worry about preparing his evening meal.
Behind camera: Son who loves both his parents well enough but who regularly feels when he visits home like he would gnaw his arm off if that was what was necessary to get out of a marriage like theirs.
11 comments:
My wife usually can't read my notes. Your parents are neat writers! Surely it cuts down on any disagreements.
Wow! 52 years?? Are you the baby of the family?
I'm the youngest child in my family, yes.
You know, it's times like these when being single, in all seriousness, doesn't seem so bad. I mean this sincerely. Your parents are clearly not the only people whose marriage is like this.
Thanks!
I'm curious what's written below, "JUST PUSH THE BUTTON!" ~jlp (nice artwork, and I like the symmetry in the positioning of the thumbtacks)
at least they communicate
Those note bother you? Oh. Hmmmmm.
Just checking: the faux-laminate is Saran-wrap, right?
no, oscar, it's packing tape... don't ask me how i know
but jeremy, does your dad know how to use the washing machine? mine didn't and after 49 years (why not hang out for the party at 50? because they knew damn well that no one would throw if for them!) my mom had to drive over to his new "bachelor pad" and not only walk him through the first load but also write down the instructions for him.
and we wonder why it only took them 49 years to figure it out.
oh, i should clear that one up! i'm guessing packing tape because that's what my folks used, not because i've actually been to jeremy's house. i don't want any of you to have the wrong idea here :)
Anon 9:22am: The notes, I think, are actually cute. The more general way in which my parents communicate with one another is not at all cute.
Oscar, SEP: I have no idea what my mom uses as her faux-laminate, but suspect SEP is correct, especially given her certainty.
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