My mom does this thing every morning that she swears is unintentional, but I know better because I overheard her admitting to a friend that she, in fact, does it intentionally. This was back when she and my father were still together, living in the height of their domestic dysfunction, where every word, sniffle or sideward glance was cause for argument and love was in fact -- a battlefield. I heard her admitting to this friend that she did this intentionally in order to wake my father up when he'd come home late at night and sleep in the next morning. Passive-aggressive is my mother's middle name.
But, back to me...
At approximately eight am every morning, my mother engages in a flurry of pot banging. Not to quote too much from popular culture, but she in fact, "bangs the drums." She knows I'm still sleeping and that my bedroom is a mere two feet away from the open kitchen area, seperated only by a thin wall and yet, this doesn't stop her.
Now, this isn't your normal dish washing pot banging. A few clinks and clanks of glasses and spoons never hurt anyone. This is different. When she bangs, there's a pattern. This is how I know she's doing it on purpose. Well, that and the fact that she is known for this type of behavior.
See, my family thinks it's scandolous that I sleep until 10 am each morning. They can't stand it. Despite the fact that I'm a night owl, unemployed and have nowhere to be early in the morning -- they think I should be up at the crack of dawn like a respectable person. Their theory is that everyone should be up by 6 am and that if they're not it's too bad if "regular life noises" wake you up because you should be up anyway.
So, the other day, my mom overslept and I happened to be up. Let's just say that when those proverbial tables are turned, some people can get a bit too cranky for their own good.
Ahem.
