Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Ahhhhhhhhhhh, the joys of motherhood

Never mind the energy generated by Global Orgasm Day, today you could hear the collective sighs of mothers, shuddering across America, as the children went back to school after the holidays.

As usual, I was a lone premature ejaculator.

Yesterday I had a strong feeling, maybe more of a belief, okay maybe more of a longing, that school had officially begun. So I stood there at eight thirty with Scarlett, waiting at the corner where the school bus picks up.

I suppose it did vaguely cross my mind that no other kids were waiting.

"What do they know?" I thought. "They are fools."

Turns out I was the fool. While the other moms and kids were still tucked up in bed, I was freezing my ass off for a phantom bus that never arrived. Oh well. Still, today I climaxed with ecstasy as I waved my dear daughter onto the bus.

My husband, John, who does research on brains which frequently requires him hanging out in morgues and getting brains out of heads and scanning them, has been eagerly awaiting the death of a seventy-two year old woman. The woman, who had signed her brain over to medical research, has an extremely rare brain disease, and John and his colleagues have been dying to get their hands on this rare brain and its diseased cerebellum.

So, yesterday morning he gets the call that the woman is dead, and his eyes light up with excitement.

The way he told it, there was mass hysteria in the morgue as he and his colleagues high fived each other with glee. I just hope to God there were no grieving relatives about to witness the spectacle.

It reminds me of that scene from Borat. Borat is in a hotel and the manager brings him up a telegram and reads it out to him.

Borat, looking morose, "You are telling me my wife is dead?"

"Yes sir, I'm afraid that is what it seems to say."

Borat grins. "My wife is dead. High five!"

He and the manager high five.

Priceless!

15 comments:

VI said...

Oh Emma, you lucky woman. Mine go back tomorrow! Sounds like your husband could be on Grays Anatomy!

Janet a.k.a. "Wonder Mom" said...

You guys are so funny. You and your husband. Glad you are in ecstasy!

Wild One said...

Always fun to climax with ecstasy. Happy New year!

Molly said...

Now I know how you found me - Pommie! She is such a lovely lass.

Does it not creep you out just a little bit what your husband does? Hope he never brings his work home!

Kristen said...

I didn't see Borat, but I heard it was hilarious. How funny- the thought of a bunch of guys in a morgue jumping up and down over a diseased brain!

Cherrie said...

This would qualify as a strange day in my book. But what a feeling of liberation it must be to take back your daytime hours! Until June, anyway.

Lahdeedah said...

I, too, once sent my kid to school on a day when there was no school. However, she is ten and walks around the corner to the school, so where most of us have that occasional dream of showing up at school and nobody being there... she lived it... oh boy was she mad at me...

You think, not a big deal, but there is something eerie about showing up somewhere and having noone be there....

cesca said...

Yeah, I liked that Borat scene too.

Your kids are back at school already? We have another 5 weeks to go.... but then it's our summer holidays, so much longer than your regular break.

Denim Boy said...

I thought this was the best thing I was going to read today:

"My husband, John... has been eagerly awaiting the death of a seventy-two year old woman.

But then I read this:

"...there was mass hysteria in the morgue as he and his colleagues high fived each other with glee."

Priceless indeed!

Stomper Girl said...

Summer holidays over here. 4.more.weeks.to.go...

Wendz said...

Blimey we still have nearly a week of holidays left!

Have heard mixed reviews of Borat...does sound funny though.

Dan said...

Hi Emma! I popped over from Deb's blog. I like your sense of humor. Too bad you had to freeze your ass off when you could have been in bed.

Global Orgasm Day?? Sounds like I missed something pretty monumental!

Miss Devylish said...

Glad you have a bit more peace.. tho let's hope the nice old lady was ready to go.. having a brain disease doesn't sound fun. Well, unless you get to study it like your husband I suppose..

Anastasia said...

mine goes back at the end of this month...first day in high school and I think I'm more terrified than what he is, but the good thing is that he can't really cut class, the high school is across the road from us.

You reminded me of my days at uni, during my anatomy major, brains being a rarity. We'd study brains that were literally falling apart; to this day, the distinctive odor from myelin is one of those memorable - but unpalatable - odors.

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