Random Conversations with the Maternal Unit - 011
//over the phone
Mom: Can you come down [to San Jose]? I really need your help with something.
Me: What’s up? What do you need help with?
Mom: Just come home.
//drives back to San Jose from San Francisco
Me: Okay, I’m here. What’s up?
Mom: Okay, the ladder’s already outside. Can you clean the gutters? Thanks.
Me: WHAT?! THAT’S what you called me down for?
Mom: Well, if I asked you over the phone, you would have said ‘no’ and hung up.
Me: …
Mom: Thanks. I’ll be inside the house watching tv. //grin
Me: …