so my mom called me this afternoon. i last talked to her on thanksgiving, and that conversation was merely perfunctory. we used to talk all the time --practically every day-- about boys and stuff, and all of the relationship difficulty she was going through. but the frequency of our calls has died down now that she's dating a reasonable guy (conveniently named 'ray') who apparently makes her quite happy.
anyway, she said to me, "i'm auditioning for a play tomorrow.... well, it's not really a play, it's more of a... um... it's.... the vagina monologues."
holy crap!
she told me she wanted to specifically audition for a small, 2-minute part in the "angry vagina" section that speaks to female genital mutilation. apparently my mom's uncle did some research about this years ago and it's an important topic to her. (this revelation is exactly why i miss having those in-depth conversations with my mom!)
so her audition is at 10am tomorrow (new mexico time). she even cancelled an out-of-town ballooning trip so she could audition. "i won't get the part if i'm not here to try out for it!" she said. the performances are in february; if she gets the part i'm really thinking about flying out there to see it.
i am often very, very proud of my mom.
Posted by xta at December 5, 2003 03:01 PM | TrackBack