Things My Very Liberal Mother Said to Me Tonight at a Greek Restaurant

Free AI web copilot to create summaries, insights and extended knowledge, download it at here

1154

Abstract

eally nice black lady on your block who always says hi to us when we visit?</i></p><p id="e108"><i>What?! Stop looking at me like that. She is black. What am I supposed to say, just “lady?” You know dad’s old boss was black.</i></p><p id="2cd8"><i>Did you read about those schools where they are helping kids change their gender without their parents’ consent? I just think that’s crossing the line.</i></p><p id="a6d0"><i>Did you hear your cousin Ashley had her baby? It’s so strange thinking of her giving birth to a baby, isn’t it? She just doesn’t seem very feminine because she’s gay.</i></p><p id="f5d0"><i>You’ve lost weight! I can see those beautiful cheekbones again!</i></p><p id="f468"><i>Your dad and I have stopped going downtown altogether because of all the car hijackings.</i></p><p id="7edf"><i>You know what makes me so mad? Burqas!</i></p><p id="5958"><i>More from Michelle A. Cmarik…</i></p><div id="e56f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-things-i-assumed-i-would-get-to-do-more-often-when-i-became-an-adult-fa944c02172e"> <div> <div> <h2>5 Things I Assumed I W

Options

ould Get to Do More Often When I Became an Adult</h2> <div><h3>It turns out adulthood is less harrowing than I expected.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*1zHN6G2v6u4skArs_MnoKQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="c84f"><i>Join Medium to read more…</i></p><div id="72d7" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@michelle_60297/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Michelle A. Cmarik</h2> <div><h3>Read every story from Michelle A. Cmarik (and thousands of other writers on Medium). Become a Medium Member! Your…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*nk5DHeCbXstiE8ZY)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Nothing surprised me.

It’s so cool that your cousin Ashley married a woman.

Your dad and I always suspected Ashley was gay because she loved basketball as a kid.

When you make the fajitas next Friday can you halve the chili powder so it’s not so spicy?

I think I would have been sad if you turned out to be gay. You would’ve had to lead such a hard life.

I feel so bad for your cousin Maggie. She’s gained a lot of weight on the anxiety meds. It’s going to be tough for her to find a boyfriend at that weight.

Who is that really nice black lady on your block who always says hi to us when we visit?

What?! Stop looking at me like that. She is black. What am I supposed to say, just “lady?” You know dad’s old boss was black.

Did you read about those schools where they are helping kids change their gender without their parents’ consent? I just think that’s crossing the line.

Did you hear your cousin Ashley had her baby? It’s so strange thinking of her giving birth to a baby, isn’t it? She just doesn’t seem very feminine because she’s gay.

You’ve lost weight! I can see those beautiful cheekbones again!

Your dad and I have stopped going downtown altogether because of all the car hijackings.

You know what makes me so mad? Burqas!

More from Michelle A. Cmarik…

Join Medium to read more…

Things My Very Liberal Mother Said to Me Tonight at a Greek Restaurant

Nothing surprised me.

5 Things I Assumed I Would Get to Do More Often When I Became an Adult

It turns out adulthood is less harrowing than I expected.

Join Medium with my referral link - Michelle A. Cmarik

Read every story from Michelle A. Cmarik (and thousands of other writers on Medium). Become a Medium Member! Your…