6.11.2012

Dangers of Blogging #1

My mother-in-law is concerned that I have offended my mother.

My mother is concerned that I have offended my mother-in-law.

My other mother-in-law is offended that she is not the offended mother-in-law.

My third mother-in-law will hopefully not be offended by being referred to as
"the third mother-in-law."


A portrait of neither my mother nor any of my mothers-in-law,
but of someone else's mother or mother-in-law
who will undoubtedly be offended by such a hauntingly accurate representation
even though I drew the portrait from my imagination.

1 comment:

  1. The fathers in-law remain strangely silent, however. Perhaps it is best? Are there winners in the family wars. Could this really be the building block of society?

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