Evolution
I was discussing my mother-in-law’s passing recently and, as a result, I have come to think of it differently now. I suspect (though I’ll never know until I myself reach “fairyland”) that when Norma had her nosebleed following Thanksgiving, she decided that was the sign that her time had come. When that DIDN’T happen, it just pissed her off royally. At that point, she decided to take things into her own hands. Now, mind you, it took another 60 days for her to make this happen, but she succeeded at last. This is more in keeping with Norma’s personality and I much prefer this version of the story. (N.B. “Realistic Optimism”) Norma had an iron will. Once she had spoken and “counted to three”, that was it. No further discussion was needed or tolerated. She often manipulated events and people around her to get what she wanted. Though she would play the victim, that was simply one of the techniques she used to get her way. Given the era and the culture in which she grew up, there were very few choices available to women. This type of behavior was how women of that milieu were able to be heard without being “ballsy”. We’ve come a long way, baby! Thank goodness!
“ALL THINGS WITH EXUBERANCE!”
mary!
