the unexpected perks of living with Parents
[interior. 7pm, sun beginning to set outside. boy on his laptop. three knocks on the door, door opens, middle-aged woman walks in room, places pair of sandals by the door.]
“your sandals.”
“hi. what do you knock for if you don’t wait for a response?”
[short pause.]
“it’s a warning. it’s like saying, ‘here I come’, so you know.”
“and what if I’m jerking off?”
“pah, in the middle of the day?”
“what’s it to you?”
“just like that? you need some atmosphere, after all…”
“look, please just wait next time, ok?”
[woman turns to leave, giggles softly.]
“now you can jerk off.”
[door closes.]
June 13th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
We have a “lock-door policy” in this house - Deaf parents (well, Deaf adults, anyway)
The habit is so well-ingrained that I tend to lock the door even when I’m home alone.
Cool mom, though.