February 15. The day that my body and brain ceased to belong to me. More on that later. But first, this was also the day that I told my mom that at the ripe 'ole age of 46, she was going to be a grandmother. For some reason, I was really nervous to tell her. It was kinda like admitting I was doing the deed - even though of course we were doing the deed.
She didn't believe me at first and even said I was lying. Haha. Probably b/c I have on several occasions since I got married in 2007, started sentences like "Mom, I have a big annoucement to make" whilst rubbing my belly or "Mom, tell Chu T. (her significant other) that he's going to be a grandpa!" [it was b/c one of his koi fish was preggers]. So needless to say, she blurted out "sao" which translated into English as "you're just joking/faking". She believed me though when I bursted out in tears. I am very easy to cry. Mom then says "This is a very happy event" and then she spends the rest of the evening debating the merits of having a Tiger son or daughter. Based on the Chinese/Viet horoscopes/birth charts, Tiger females are bada$$es and if you are born in a breached position, you are an even bigger bada$$. We have a few Tiger females in our family btw. For me, I tend to pick and choose what I want to believe in regards to the Chinese horoscope. I mean, AT is a dragon and I am a monkey and dragons and monkeys are very compatible, so this I believe. On the other hand, they say that monkeys are highly intelligent but then I know plenty of people my age that are not so bright, so this I don't believe (clarification: only some monkeys, including myself, are highly intelligent).
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