Wednesday, September 05, 2007
My dad is still gripped by mania. He called and left a message on my voicemail, yelling "Hallelujah! Can't wait to see my dear daughter!" He said "Hallelujah" like, 4 times. He also turned up his oldies music for me. Again.
I made arrangements with a close friend to eat with her on shabbos. She knows my father, so I won't feel embarrassed if he pulls any schtick. I have also decided to curtail my shabbos visiting time with him. After lunch I'll just tell him I'm tired. I know this is deceptive, but I can't say, "Dad, I don't want to be with you now." (Besides, he'll have me all day Sunday, in Jersey.)
What's the moral of this story? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If I had only been assertive in the first place, and told him it wasn't a good idea to come, I could've saved myself all this nonsense.
In the meantime, I'll enjoy the lemonade.
p.s. Today is my "english" birthday. I'm 32. Yay, me.
Love, Maven @ 
6 Comments:
At 8:56 AM,
Mrs Andy said…
Happy birthday! Here is a question, do you normally celebrate birthdays, or do you have a birthday according to the Jewish calendar?
At 9:02 AM,
Ezer K'negdo said…
happy birthday!
At 10:57 AM,
Maven said…
i celebrate my hebrew birthday, which is aleph tishrei (rosh hashana).
At 12:41 PM,
Scraps said…
Happy birthday! Many happy returns of the day, ad meah v'esrim.
Good luck with your father.
At 3:22 PM,
Mrs Andy said…
Wow, what a signifigant day for a birthday. Anyway, hope your day is great and that 32 is all it's cracked up to be. :)
At 7:41 PM,
Anonymous said…
Mazel tov! Od meah v'esrim! Mine is the 17th of nissan (during Pesach)...so you get a new beginning and I get to have flourless cake. Huh. :) Have a fabulous birthday (today and next week!)
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