So my ever-amusing parents are funny to me (I covered this before). I called them up earlier today to let them know about my niece. My Mom wasn't home at the time, but my Dad was. I told him, and he said that he would tell my Mom when she got home.
So my Mom just called, and this is how our conversation went:
(Mom): "Soooooo...what's the good news?!?"
(Me): "Well I don't know if it's good news for [my cousin], but she's going to be a Lola"
"Wow! I'm so happy!"
"What?"
"That's so good!"
"Mom, it's not Sharon"
"I'm so happy!"
"MOM, it's NOT Sharon"
"What? Who then?"
"It's [my niece]"
"Oh...holy...shit"
(even funnier when you consider it's an old Filipino woman saying that unexpectedly in a serious tone a split-second after a happy tone)
"Ummm, I think Dad tricked you"
"Yeah, your Dad tricked me. He told me that Jason and Sharon had good news about pregnancy" (you wonder where I get my tricked-you!-sense of humour?)
Anywho, so my Mom went on to say, "I knew it! When I saw her two weeks ago, I knew something was different"
"Sure Mom"
"No, I knew it! I just didn't say anything!" (and you wonder where I get my I-already-knew-that-so-you-didn't-really-surprise-me-even-though-I-might really-be-surprised thing that I do?)
"Sure Mom"
"Okay, so are you sure you guys are not pregnant?"
"Bye Mom"
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