By Tim Jensen
My mom is 80 and a cancer survivor, just like me. She is able to laugh at herself, which makes this story even funnier. When I was virtually immobile at my home after surgery shortly after my diagnosis, she and my dad would call to see if I needed anything. One day I said I was short on groceries, and she asked if there was anything else. I said, “Yeah, Dad said I could borrow some of his DVDs because I’m totally bored.” Later, they dropped off a bag of items, then she called me that night to check on me. I told her, “Thanks for the groceries, but you didn’t bring the DVDs.” She replied, “Yes I did, they’re on your kitchen counter.” Looking there, I noticed a large pile of my father’s underwear and began laughing hysterically. Apparently, at the time she didn’t know what DVDs were, so she assumed I meant BVDs. Think about it – even if BVDs is what I needed, would you really bring someone’s used pairs? Only a Mom can get away with that! Love you Mom!
Great story of a Mother’s love (as only a mom can do it!!)
OMG! Only Mel! She is such a riot! I just saw her last week when she saw me standing outside and took the corner on 2 wheels to turn into my little street where I was standing just so she could say hi with her friend Mary! Your mom is a lot of fun! That’s a funny story! Thanks for sharing!
Love this story.
yep, a mom could get away with this..i laugh when all 4 of my boys tell me they no longer wear tighty whiteys like I bought for them and yes..they had to wear hand me downs as there were 6 kids in all..what we now take for granted…maggie