--aka, I'm tempted to give them a swift kick in the ass if not to the kneecaps. Sadly, sometimes one of those people is my mom.
DEE: Is everything OK? What was she calling about?
ME: The usual. Mom wants to move into an apartment already. She's tired of being at [treatment facility]. She's also complaining that Philip [lawyer and family friend] charged too much for her case.
DEE: Did you remind her that your uncle's divorce lawyer quoted 20K to handle all the medical and legal stuff?
ME: I tried to talk about everything that she has going for her.
DEE: What'd she say?
ME: She told me, "Well, I guess I can be thankful that I wasn't run over by a car today."
DEE: You should have told her that the day ain't over, and she's lucky she's not standing in front of your car right now.
ME: Ha. Right, merry thanksgiving to everybody.
