dialogue

Here is a snippet from a dialogue i had with The Mother, whose humour by the way, is more dark and satirical than i have noticed it to be. I like talking to The Mother, an unexpected line like this suddenly comes up when you least expect it.

[ the both of us are sitting down on the sofa, watching the news. First there is something about Katrina which leads me to think about the floods in bombay a while ago.]

Me: Amma, how is the situation in bombay now? is everything cleared up?
The Mother: Yes yes, everthing is better now.

[the newsreader starts talking about the plane crash in medan.]

Me: There's never any good news on the news anymore.
The Mother: Yes exactly.
Me: The world is ending, amma. I can feel it.

[long pause]

The Mother: I only wish they'd give us the exact date. That way I wouldn't have to do the washing.

***

Isn't she funny? I think The Mother is a hoot! I love her graveyard wit. Its like Offred's.
Aside from the humour, i truly thought about what was going on in the world. It makes me very grateful to have a family, and a funny one at that, even if their actions are a tad embarrassing at times [read previous entry]. But I must admit it kept me incredibly amused. And I do love them very very much, just to reiterate.

I also thought about the thing about the news never showing any good news anymore. and i realised i don't actually recall the news showing good news. Like what? Plane takes off safely. No Problems between India and Pakistan today. I suppose thats why they call it news, then. Because its unnatural! They only show unnatural things, and most unnatural things tend to be bad, is all!

I'm so clever at these deductions its almost obscene.