it's her job... she takes it very, very, seriously

Tall Tales headquarters.  Wednesday night, January 11, 2012.  8:38 pm.  Windy.  Cold. 

Ring Ring Ring (sound of phone)

Carol?  (yes mom)

Are you driving the truck to work tomorrow?  (I'm not sure mom)

Well you know we're supposed to get a LOT of snow.  (Yes mom, I heard)

Be extra careful.  (Yes, mom.  I've been driving to work in the snow for 27 years)

OK, I love you.  (I love you too)

Does your mom still call to impart motherly advice on a regular basis?  Angie does.  It's her job.  She takes it very, very, seriously.  

Comments

[Judy H.]

Sweet. :)

[robin]

I would give anything if my mother was still around to give me advice! (On the other hand, I'm still around to give MY kids unsolicited advice so I guess it all balances out!)

[marta traughber]

Mothers are sure that their daughters will never be as careful with themselves as they were with them. Mothers would secretly like to walk their daughters across every street for the rest of their lives. It IS their job. You be careful in that snow!

[Teresa Dalton]

My mom doesn't but I do it with my kids! I keep telling them when they roll their eyes...."I'm saying this just as much for my sake as for yours"...something about telling my kids to be safe gives me peace of mind. I'll probably being doing it till I die no matter how old they are...it's a mom's job.

[Leslie J. Moran]

I'd say we're all thankful for Angie's sage advice. We're expecting the snow tomorrow. Everyone drive carefully and listen to Angie!

[julie macneil]

sound just like my mother, she still treats me like i am 10 years old! :>)

[Nancy Lynn]

Oh but of course it is her job and I am glad to hear that she is doing her job well too. I remember my Mom saying a few times when I would fuss about her worrying about all of us kids......"You never stop worrying about your children no matter what age they are".

[Chrissy]

Dear of her!
My Mum once said to me in a loud anxious voice, 'You do wear a vest in winter, don't you darling?' Right in the middle of a crowded branch of Marks & Spencer. I said, equally loudly, 'Mum! I am over forty!'
Didn't stop her enquiring again though - often. That was years ago.
(A vest, for the British, is underwear).

[Pat P]

My mother calls when HER weather is bad, to tell ME to drive carefully. Never mind that I am a whole state away and my weather may be totally different from what she is experiencing. Gotta love 'em.

[Michel Murphy]

Had to laugh out loud at this. I am 52 years old and my mom called me last night and this morning where we had the same conversation that you and your mom did. Gotta love em. (I called her when I got to the office.)

[Nancy in Fair Oaks]

Hats off to all the Angies on this planet ~

[Joan]

Yes, it's her job...and she's doing it very well. You'll miss that sweet voice when you no longer get those calls. You'll always be her child, it's part of the DNA.

[Violet Cadburry]

She isn't telling you anything you don't know, which you both know, but being a mom never ends. Wish my mother was still around, it is something you miss when that phone doesn't ring to remind you of the weather and other psychotic phenomena. Drive careful now, and no texting or whistling at truck drivers.

[Michele Unger]

My mother, bless her heart, was asking me if I'd brushed my teeth right up until the day before she died. She was 80. I was 46. Go figure. Most mothers take their job very, very seriously, I guess. (Even me!)

[Chelsy]

Oh my gosh, so sweet.

[ceevee]

Yup, it's my lifetime job to inform my 47 year old daughters that it's gonna snow and ice tomorrow and to be careful. Just can't help it, it's a mommy thing. Your blog entry cracked me up.