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November 28, 2014 By Marci 2 Comments

Frayed Nerves ~ a guest post by my 17 year old Amy! YIKES!!!

This is a letter that Amy wrote to her brother, Scott, who is away at Army Boot Camp.  When she read it to me, I told her we had to post it.  For years, Scott and Amy have been threatening to write a book about living with me as pay back for fun hat editbeing the subject of my writing material. Their working title: “My Mother was a Humor Writer, And We Lived to Tell the Tale.” So I guess this is the start!

 

 

 

Pushing Her Over the Edge

As witnessed by Amy Seither

Bright fluorescent lights. Rows and rows, all looking the same. Unfamiliar faces who smelled of cats. Just another day at Joann’s. As usual, my mom was walking around the fabric section and touching several different materials that she would eventually buy. As usual, I was nodding my head and murmuring my approval at her choices while texting in her wake. As usual, my brother, Jack, was nowhere to be seen. During all of our previous visits, Jack could be found sitting at the table in the middle of the store and flipping through the pattern catalogs. Not for the content, of course, but rather the “Plus Size” models that he found all too entertaining. After all, he is a freshman in high school. Because this quest for apron material was no different than all the others, I assumed he was in his usual state of boredom and was staying out of trouble at the small table. How stupid of me. I did not realize this great misconception until I heard the *CRASH!* accompanied by roaring laughter and a Spartan-like yell. That’s when I saw him. With his 5’11” frame crammed into a miniature shopping cart, Jack proceeded to propel himself through the store by stretching his arms out, grabbing the racks on either side of him, and then pulling with great force in order to create an almost torpedo-like motion. If you are not laughing yet, what happens next ought to crack even the toughest of soldiers.Mom and Jack

My mother. In full pursuit of her rogue child. Running down the isles with a bolt of fabric in one hand, and an invisible wooden spoon in the other. The chase only encouraging the laughing 14 year-old boy, whose feet and legs were hanging out of the cart so as to prevent him from crashing. If only his methods worked. Alas, the chase ended all too quickly for the store of amused on-lookers as the boy, followed by what appeared to be his mother, crashed into a metal sale rack. After using her motherly strength to pull the 160 pound Jack out of the cart by his sleeve, my humiliated mom suppressed her giggles and emptily stated the same words that Jack has heard countlessly over the period of his short, but eventful, life.. “I’m never taking you anywhere out in public ever again.” I rolled my eyes. Yup, just another day.

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Comments

  1. Carrie says

    November 29, 2014 at 3:26 am

    Amy, you take after your mom in your writing ability and style! I could just see the whole event happening in my head!

  2. Maggie La Marr says

    November 29, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    Amy, great short story…and never a dull moment it seems. Looking forward to more recollections of life in the Seither household. I think the apple may have fallen not far from the tree, and you too, have the gift of story telling. I felt like I was there shopping with you. 😀

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welcome It is hard to talk about me, without talking about us!    The Seither Family.  John and I have been married for over twenty five years. From the day we said “I do”, it has been quite an adventure.  One of the biggest things people notice about our family is the size. Yes, there are six kids, proof that  God has a sense of humor. I tell people that ask if we are done with six. “No” I promptly reply. “We were done at four! But the last two were too cute to send back.” Read More

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