More fun with Mom

[featherynscale]

Talked to Mom again today. Much less unpleasant than last time, altogether. She wanted to know if I got her package, which I did, just a few days ago. In the package was a bunny-fairy finger puppet, and a white wizard dollie who's bent-legged and balanced as if to say "sit me on top of your computer monitor!" (which is of course what I did with him). There was some discussion at EHQ when the package arrived as to whether its contents implied that Mom was being subtly pagan-friendly or not. As it turns out, the bunny-fairy was picked out by my grandmother, who was apparently enjoying menacing the other shoppers with it, and Mom thought that the wizard was a Santa (Grandma thought it was Old Man Winter though. Which sounds pagan-friendly, but I *know* she's not). Oh well. Here I was hoping we wouldn't have to have that conversation where the family finds out for certain and in the open that I've converted. Well, maybe we still won't. I've been pagan for almost 9 years now, and we've avoided it so far, so I suppose there's hope.
The most probing question I got was "What do you want for christmas?", so that was good. I pointed her to my Amazon wishlist (and then popped over to Amazon to clear all the magic and mythology-related stuff out of my preferences). Hopefully that will help.
She also wanted to know if I had any books about how to build a PC. I didn't know such things existed. She was looking for a gift for my Uncle Chuck, who wants to build computers now for some reason, but has no clue about things like what jumper settings mean, or what BIOS does, and other such. I told her I couldn't reccommend anything, but he could call me instead of calling her about these things. I may live to regret this.

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[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I pointed her to my Amazon wishlist (and then popped over to Amazon to clear all the magic and mythology-related stuff out of my preferences).

I'm taking the more serendipitous route with my Floridian mother; if she happens to come across something that's unabashedly pagan, then we'll have The Talk, otherwise I'll keep right on trucking...of course, in my case the road ends sometime before next September. You, my dear, could theoretically go on cruise control forever..

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I should be so lucky. What you're forgetting is that they're planning on coming to visit. I can pack up my altar and if I'm really industrious, clear all the books off of the shelves and pack them up somewhere, but at some point, they're also going to want to meet all the friends. Especially you and kittenpants. I might be able to spare everybody else, but you two will definitely have to deal with them at some point. Blerg.

Lucky us!

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

What you're forgetting is that they're planning on leaving eventually. You will let them pass through you, and when they are gone, only your chosen family will remain.

Re: Lucky us!

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Well, I hope so. On the other hand, you may meet my relatives and then decide that nothing that comes from that line could possibly be good, right, or putupwithable. Although, if you can accept my dog, odds are good you can accept my parents.