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I was raised in a small town.
Went up to my parents' house today, for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tappu's baby shower. This was the first time I'd seen her since... Christmas? ish? and, wow! there's a WHOLE BABY in there.
Anyway, I went up early, because occasionally I manage to at least fake being a dutiful daughter. My mom immediately sent me out shopping: among other things, she needed a couple of baby albums to give to the grandmas-to-be, i.e. herself andtappu's mom. After a few rounds of cell-phone tag, including calling my mom's ex-place-of-work (I didn't actually hang up on a priest. I said "sorry, wrong number" first.) I found what was needed at the local Hallmark store and went up to the counter. I was feeling unusually chatty (for me) so as I set down the two identical grandma photo albums, I remarked, "The baby shower is today, so my mom's got me..." and the lady nodded sympathetically and said, "Discover?" and I figured that was that. As my receipt printed out she asked me if I had a Hallmark card, the kind where you accumulate purchases toward a discount. I said no, and she nodded. "I think your mom does," she said, "so I'll just mark the receipt, and she can bring it back later."
tappu's baby shower. This was the first time I'd seen her since... Christmas? ish? and, wow! there's a WHOLE BABY in there. Anyway, I went up early, because occasionally I manage to at least fake being a dutiful daughter. My mom immediately sent me out shopping: among other things, she needed a couple of baby albums to give to the grandmas-to-be, i.e. herself and
tappu's mom. After a few rounds of cell-phone tag, including calling my mom's ex-place-of-work (I didn't actually hang up on a priest. I said "sorry, wrong number" first.) I found what was needed at the local Hallmark store and went up to the counter. I was feeling unusually chatty (for me) so as I set down the two identical grandma photo albums, I remarked, "The baby shower is today, so my mom's got me..." and the lady nodded sympathetically and said, "Discover?" and I figured that was that. As my receipt printed out she asked me if I had a Hallmark card, the kind where you accumulate purchases toward a discount. I said no, and she nodded. "I think your mom does," she said, "so I'll just mark the receipt, and she can bring it back later."