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�Connection� by Wendy Ip
In our first conversation
I tried to provoke you with my questions
And social commentary
And radical ideas
But in that first conversation
You were impressed and amused
Your answers satisfied me more than you knew
You thought me clever
And you were not afraid
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Clue: Three initials. Starts with "p". And drives me nuts.
Answer: It's not what you think.
This is terrible of me to say, but I find myself avoiding my parents' phone calls sometimes. I love my parents to death but talking to them frustrates me to no end. Regardless of what we�re discussing (ie my car, my job, my siblings, their church), they will somehow ultimately steer the conversation to the inevitable topic of marriage.
I spent a good 20 minutes talking to my father on the phone this evening (which sad to say is the longest I�ve talked to him in a long time). He always asks me the same questions and then ends with, �So do you have a boyfriend yet?� I know I�ve written about this already in the II stix article, so I won�t go into greater detail. But it just demonstrates how relentless and desperate they are to marry me off.
I then talk to my mother and she brings up the same subject at the end of our conversation, but this time, I think she sensed my frustration with her questioning my dating status. She asked me, �Does it bother you when we ask about it? If it does, tell me.�
Hmm. I could have sworn I already did the last couple hundred times they asked me.
I think a friend labeled it best: P.sychotic P.arental P.ressure .
Still gotta love �em though, because I know they have my best interest in mind. But my mother ended off our conversation by telling me she's not too worried about me. While she was pregnant with me, she had a very serene dream of her and my father walking along the beach and seeing a beautiful sunset (for some reason, this conjures up images of Brendon Frasier's overly sensitive character in the comedy, Bedazzled, and I can't help but chuckle). But my mother recalls the overwhelming sense of peace she had during that dream. She interpreted the dream as a sign that her child would live a very happy, fulfilling life.
Well Mom, I'm definitely working on it. Just let up on the "M" word, okay?
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