curbdrop out of grace

i'm asian. what's your excuse?

so what happened is this:

i'm talking to mr. yount out in front of his house. we see my mom walking up the street, literally in the street, towards us. she only stops after i yell at her a few times as she's passing us because she's not looking up to watch where she's walking. and she's not looking to see who she's passing like a normal human being or animal would normally do.

after she stops, i introduce mr. yount to my mom. it's odd they've never met especially as they have lived down the street from each other for years. it's honestly, across the street and 8 units down. and the number of years, my friend, is 17.

and so we talk for a little bit and it's pretty awkward. then my mom turns to leave and continues to walk on the street. and then...

phil: "mom, by the way, why are you walking in the street?"
mom: "well i'm not in the street. i'm walking along the side."
phil: "yeah but it's dark and you're walking towards traffic and up a hill. cars won't be able to see you in the dark as they come over the hill."
mom: "but there's dogs sometimes on the sidewalks, and they bark. whenever they bark, it makes me jump." [mom makes a little hop to demonstrate]
mr. yount: "there aren't that many dogs, and none bite. you're fine to walk on this sidewalk."
phil: "yeah, plus you're worried about a dog barking at you and not a car hitting you?"
mom: "i'll be ok."
mr. yount: "phil, didn't you ever train your mom?"

posted by fillshe @ 7:34 PM