| | So I came home late last night and didn't go to bed until 4:something AM knowing that I had to get up at at least 9. My parents woke us all up (my sister, me, and my returning brother) but of course, I'm the only one that got up to do everything they needed. Which is why I'm still awake.
I thought it would be a normal morning, just doin' what I gotta do and listening to my parents talk about adult crap, which of course sometimes I would have to be involved in a conversation with them. But in the middle of the conversation, my mom suddenly exclaims, "OH! ___, did I tell you? Someone wants to be your pen-pal so they can 'court' you".
Let me finish that off for her... "and ask you to be his girlfriend!" :O~ exciting... NOT.
I immediately said, "WHO?!  " Because I know all the aunts who (my parents' family friends; whose kids (boys) I grew up with and/or around the same age of) always approach either me (while I'm with a friend or two T_T so it's embarrassing) or my parents WHILE I'm with them to say, "Wow! ___ is would make such a good wife. She does this and that and knows how to do all this and can do all kinds of things etc etc blah blah. I want her to marry ____!" Now, multiply that by *let me count* at least seven mothers. Then you get all those same aunts in the same room (not all know each other but at least 4 know each other and are old time friends) and have then fight over you. So now, I have to act like their my new mothers and call them by "mom" or some mother-in-law term. So of course, I have to be charming in a different sense now. Ergh.
The oldest boy I was asked told to "marry" (no, not even date, marry) was around four years older than me- I think. But this guy, this guy that my mom's old friend from the Philippines wants me to talk to is at LEAST 10 years older than me. How do I know his age? My mom continues with, "My old friend, who still lives in the Philippines, and I were talking the other day and it suddenly came up. She asked if I remembered the cards that I sent two years ago with the family picture in it. She said that she saw you in the picture and showed her nephew and his mom. They thought you were so pretty! So she sent me a card this year and told me that when I get it, I have to call immediately! So I called and then that's when she asked if you guys can start e-mailing, texting, calling, and or writing to each other. You know, to get to know each other so you guys can start 'going out'." Okay, first of all, you can't even use the term 'going out' because he's half way around the world. Anyway, she went on, "I said no of course, because I said your father would have a heart attack if you had a boyfriend." To that he completely agreed with.
And here I am, still going "WHO? " because I'm so shocked that I even have to deal with this crap in a place I don't even live in anymore. But there's more! "She said that he's a graduate of medicine and that he's going to be a doctor! He's very smart and he's about 26 but I'm not sure if that was two years ago when they saw your picture or now because she wasn't clear. Though... she said he's never had a girlfriend..." To that, I immediately went "WHOA. Okay, no thanks." Not only was he way older than me, but this guy can't even get a girl! And I know some Filipinos are old fashion...but still.
What was the most annoying was my mom's reason for objecting. "Oh no, sorry, her father would have a blah blah blah. And she's only 17." I'm not 17.
I tell my sister and the only thing she can say is, "Teeheeee, another one?  "
I wanna go back to sleep.
-SgMl
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| | Posted 12/22/2008 10:40 AM - 95 Views - 6 eProps - 4 comments
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