Pete and Repeat

You know how sometimes when you are visiting with older folks they tell you the same story a lot.  Or you call your Mom, for example, and she tells you the same story again, and again, or gives you the blow by blow list of everything she has done, is doing, and planning on doing that day.  And just when you think you have a breaths’ moment to chime in to say ‘yeah, you mentioned that before’, they just keep going, as if you are not there.  It’s almost as if they are air talking.

I have two things to say about this.  1)  It happens.  2) Start doing some really crazy stuff so people will want to hear the story a lot.  

Recently, during a visit with my baby sister, I made mention of Mom, and asked if she noticed her telling the same stuff over and over.  And in that moment, which turned out to be one of the most humbling sorts of moments, she informed me I do the same thing.  I’ll be danged.  Apparently it runs in the family.

As if that wasn’t enough truth telling for one day……………I proceeded to share my story with Frito, and,  like my sister, she agreed, and pointed out it was true, I repeat myself.  Well isn’t that great.

A few days later I asked my sister something about her schedule via a text, and she reminded me how she had told me three times about what she had going on.  Another problem surfaced, I have a listening problem.   The best part though, I caught her admitting to repeating herself.  I cracked up laughing.  She is way too young for that.