Mothers... one last answering machine - still OT

March 27, 2005

I will keep an eye out for that book.

I don't have an answering machine because of messages from my mother! I got my

first answering machine way back in the early '80s. It was reel to reel, and

messages were limited to just a few seconds. I updated as technology allowed.

In the early 90s, I was away for a weekend, visiting friends. I had not told my

mother I'd be away. She would have come into my home to be nosey. Upon my

return, there were about 20 voiced messages from her, each more hysterical than

the ones before it. She progressed from, " Call me back, " to, " Call me back

immedately... " to, finally, " If I don't hear from you in the next five minutes

I'm calling the police and they will break your doors down! "

I, right then, unplugged the answering machine, wrapped the cord around it, put

it in a bag, and put that out in the garbage! Have not had an answering machine

since (although my work number and cell phone have voice-mail).

I called her back, insisting that she relax!

I was in my mid 30s!

Oi gevalt!

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There is a funny, tiny book called Amy's Answering Machine... Jiraph I'm

especially thinking of you...it is a Jewish mother's messages left to her

daughter and is so very funny!!! Of course, she has a better relationship with

her mom than we do...but I got a kick out of it, none the less..

March 27, 2005

ha!

You've got to read the book...Amy has just such an experience with her

mother when she is out late one night, and then too tired on arrival

to respond!! I don't know that it will be in the library, cuz it is

so small. It is on amazon...or you may have a girlfriend who already

has it...

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