The Glass Castle
Friday, October 20, 2006
The Glass Castle
"...'I've spent my life taking care of people,' Mom said. 'Now it's time to take care of me.'
'But you're not taking care of you.'
'Do we really have to have this conversation?'Mom asked. 'I've seen some good movies lately. Can't we talk about the movies?'
I suggested to Mom that she sell her Indian jewelry. She wouldn't consider it. She loved that jewelry. Besides, they were heirlooms and had sentimental value.
I mentioned the land in Texas.
'That land's been in the family for generations,' Mom said,' and it's staying in the family. You never sell land like that.'
I asked about the property in Phoenix.
'I'm saving that for a rainy day.'
'Mom,it's pouring.'
'This is a drizzle,' she said. 'Monsoons could be ahead!' She sipped her tea. 'Things usually work out in the end.'
'What if they don't?'
'That just means you haven't come to the end yet.'
She looked across the table and smiled at me with the smile you give people when you know you have the answers to all their questions. And so we talked about movies..."
--- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
"...'I've spent my life taking care of people,' Mom said. 'Now it's time to take care of me.'
'But you're not taking care of you.'
'Do we really have to have this conversation?'Mom asked. 'I've seen some good movies lately. Can't we talk about the movies?'
I suggested to Mom that she sell her Indian jewelry. She wouldn't consider it. She loved that jewelry. Besides, they were heirlooms and had sentimental value.
I mentioned the land in Texas.
'That land's been in the family for generations,' Mom said,' and it's staying in the family. You never sell land like that.'
I asked about the property in Phoenix.
'I'm saving that for a rainy day.'
'Mom,it's pouring.'
'This is a drizzle,' she said. 'Monsoons could be ahead!' She sipped her tea. 'Things usually work out in the end.'
'What if they don't?'
'That just means you haven't come to the end yet.'
She looked across the table and smiled at me with the smile you give people when you know you have the answers to all their questions. And so we talked about movies..."
--- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
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