last week's question from my doctor's nurse: "are you babysitting?"
my response: "uh, no, she's my daughter." i wondered if this question was because of my age, or race.
but THE question came today...
a woman at the pharmacy: "are you the GRANDMOTHER?"
my response: i stood shaking my head and said, "congratulations, you are the first person to ask me that question."
i believe she (and the 10 or so witnesses) realized she put her foot in her mouth.
i guess i'd better get used to it, huh?
theoretically speaking, i am young enough to BE her biological mother.
theoretically speaking, i am old enough to be her great-grandmother.
but i'm not. i'm her mama, and she's my first baby. DON'T PEOPLE THINK BEFORE THEY OPEN THEIR MOUTHS?
