Ten Things My Mother Thinks

1. I steal flowers from my father's grave.
2. Aunt Susie stole her penny collection in 1965.
3. The neighbors all hate us.
4. Men grope her in choir practice.
5. People drive by in cars and laugh at her.
6. My dad had a crush on my best friend Lisa in 11th grade.
7. She can't be friends with people from the other branch of presbyterianism.
8. My brothers and sister and I are all jealous of each other.
9. Her friend Debbie pokes her daughter with a pin.
10. I do not love her because she is not perfect.