Jennasis
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Ever had one of those moments where you or someone have said something that was so, just WRONG, that you wished you could literally stop the words as they were coming out of your mouth? Well MIL had a moment like this just the other night!
We were at TJ Maxx (it's like Marshall's) shopping for Christmas. In her old age (63 now) MIL has become a textbook southern woman (she was born in Brooklyn and lived on Long Island up until 2003). She is a gossipy old hen like all the other little old ladies around here and she has taken to striking up conversation with complete stranegrs with no provocation. Normally, it's actually kind cute!
So MIl stops in her tracks to say something to a little old lady (maybe 85) who is with her daughter (maybe 65). The little old lady was removing a jacket (it was suede with faux fur trim...actually very hip for the littel ol' thnig!). So MIL leans over the the lady and says "Well now that you're attached to it, they'll have to keep you here forever!"
I look over at the little lady and see a cord running up the sleeve of the jacket. Oh, MIL must be talking about the security cord those stores use to keep high price jackets attached to the racks. MIL is laughing hysterically while the little old lady nervously laughs back and continues struggling to take off the jacket. That's when I noticed the problem: it wasn't a security cord...
It was the TUBE FOR HER OXYGEN TANK. The poor woman had emphysema and had a portable O2 tank with the tubing and all up to her nose. I noticed it right away (my grnadmother had it for the last 5 years of her life). DH and I were mortified and got clueless MIL out of the store as quickly as possible and then in the parking lot we filled her in on her faux pas. She was so embarassed!
We were at TJ Maxx (it's like Marshall's) shopping for Christmas. In her old age (63 now) MIL has become a textbook southern woman (she was born in Brooklyn and lived on Long Island up until 2003). She is a gossipy old hen like all the other little old ladies around here and she has taken to striking up conversation with complete stranegrs with no provocation. Normally, it's actually kind cute!
So MIl stops in her tracks to say something to a little old lady (maybe 85) who is with her daughter (maybe 65). The little old lady was removing a jacket (it was suede with faux fur trim...actually very hip for the littel ol' thnig!). So MIL leans over the the lady and says "Well now that you're attached to it, they'll have to keep you here forever!"
I look over at the little lady and see a cord running up the sleeve of the jacket. Oh, MIL must be talking about the security cord those stores use to keep high price jackets attached to the racks. MIL is laughing hysterically while the little old lady nervously laughs back and continues struggling to take off the jacket. That's when I noticed the problem: it wasn't a security cord...
It was the TUBE FOR HER OXYGEN TANK. The poor woman had emphysema and had a portable O2 tank with the tubing and all up to her nose. I noticed it right away (my grnadmother had it for the last 5 years of her life). DH and I were mortified and got clueless MIL out of the store as quickly as possible and then in the parking lot we filled her in on her faux pas. She was so embarassed!
