Writer’s Workshop Prompt: Ode to your mother…write about a special mom memory you have in honor of Mother’s Day.
We were confused when she pulled our big brown van up to the drop off bin at the post office. We’re supposed to be going to Burger King.
“Mom? Where are we going??”
“We’re hungry Mom…pleeease can we just get dinner??”
We were even more confused when she started talking to the mailbox.
“Hello!! Yes, we’ll take four cheeseburgers, three hamburgers no cheese, three large fries…”
We were silent for a moment…why was Mom ordering our dinner from a mailbox?
“MOM! PLEASE! We’re hungry…this isn’t funny, we want to eat…can we go please??”
But she continued.
“Sorry make that four large fries, can we get two large drinks and…”
And then we got scared. Not because our mother seemed to be carrying on with a mailbox that wasn’t responding…but because she was getting our order all WRONG! I know it seems unlikely…but what IF someone was really taking our dinner order from the mailbox!
“MOM! I want chicken nuggets not a cheeseburger!! Did you order chicken nuggets??”
And she continued.
“I’m sorry can you make one of those cheeseburgers a six piece nugget instead?”
And then everyone started piping in,
“Can we get milkshakes? I want a chocolate one? And make sure my burger has cheese but NO ketchup…”
She ordered our entire meal. Milkshakes and all. And then started cracking up. Convincing us kids that she was ordering a Burger King meal from a mailbox at the post office was quite possibly the single most gratifying thing she’s done in her life. Especially because we were old enough to know better and fell for it anyways.
I’m concerned that it wasn’t so much a joke as it was a premonition of what she’s going to spend her days doing once she’s a senior citizen.
Now it’s your turn!
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The Prompts:
1.) A memorable high school job.
2.) That time you ran away from home.
3.) A boy you had a crush on…where is he now?
4.) Ode to your mother…write about a special memory you have of your mom in honor of Mother’s Day.
5.) 10 reasons why you could not be a real housewife from any county.
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I am so going to order thru the mailbox when I have more kids
Your mom sounds playful and fun. I love that in a mom. And how great that everyone went along with it. Too bad that damn mailbox couldn’t deliver.
Happy Mother’s Day to you!
LOVED this. could see myself doing it just to irritate my older 3 who would get it. My youngest would start freaking out at not getting his meal hasta pronto! :)
Why can’t the post office deliver it? Neither rain, nor snow, nor addled mother…
Very funny mom you have there!
Now we know who you got your wit from :)
She got you! ;) You’ve got a cool, funny mom!
She got you! ;) You’ve got a cool, funny mom!
i am laughing so hard! i love her and want to be here and will copy this TOMORROW and not tell the kids that i didn’t come up with it myself. and then they will honor my likewise. and i will reign.
That is hilarious. She totally had you all convinced.
Your mum’s a really smart lady.. very cool!!
How fun! Your mom certainly sounds like she would have been a blast to hang out. I am sure you must have laughed a lot growing up.
Your Mom is awesome.
Your mom is just too cute!
That is hilarious. If my husband and his late wife had had children, I could see him doing something like that.
Oh my word – that is seriously hilarious. My mom used to work in dispatch for a trucking company – so she was on the CB Radio all day. So, whenever she would order fast food for us, her last words to the intercom were always “10-4 good buddy”. It was very embarrassing.
This is too funny…I love the fact you all started piping in to change the incorrect order!
This is too funny! Your mom is awesome! I can’t believe she managed to pull that off with a straight face too! I’d probably start cracking up midway and ruin the prank :)
Aw, that is so sweet. You drove your mother crazy. ;)
Hahaha!! Love that!!
Your mom is one funny lady! I definitely see where you get your sense of humor from.
Love it! I am so gonna have to try this with my boys!
Funny! I wonder if that would work on my kids. I bet they would start telling me the order was wrong too. lol
Your mom sounds like my kinda lady. What a trickster!
That is hilarious – yeah, your mom ;)
I’ll have to remember that one when my boys are a bit older.
Gold!
Ahhh! We moms are a sneaky sort, aren’t we? I think I am going to try this on my kiddies.:)
I think I’ll try this on the way home from school today. Maybe even slip a bit of play money into the slot. I’m a bit worried Twin B will grab my phone and dial 911?…He’s done it before, after all. ;)
BWhahaha that is something I could see my husband doing to our boys. Right before they sign the papers to have daddy get the special check..
Now THAT was priceless! Great endearing story about your mom!
What a great story and a fun Mom.
That is pretty hilarious. I would have probably thought my mom had lost it.
BTW, I love it when the photo of you and Pat pops up in the header. The expressions on your faces are so completely opposite that it makes me laugh every time.
At first, I was worried this story was going to end in your poor mom having some sort of mental breakdown. It’s a much better story when it ends in teasing kids. lol :)
I bet she does the same thing with her grands!
I am ROLLING here. ROLLING. That last line was just so perfect. I hope you mom loves her “Ode”.
I actually posted video of my mom today!
I really thought you were going to say your mom was crazy, because that sounds like something I would do right about my breaking point with my kids!
What fun your mom must be! If you can teach your kids a sense of humor, than I think you’ve done something right! Well done Mama Kat’s Mama!
Haha! Now I see where you got your sense of humor from! Great pic!
Oh, that is hilarious! So I guess we know which side of the family contributed to your sense of humor! I have a feeling that I would really like your mom, and she would get along with my parents, too.
Good luck in those senior citizen years!
Love this! My kids got a dad with a great sense of humor, and I’ve loved every minute of it! My home (growing up) was so serious…laughter with mom! What a blessing!
That’s awesome! My kids are also so surprised when I’m silly. But I love making them laugh.
That is awesome. I’m going to have to remember this when my kids get a little older. right now, they would totally freak out!
That’s hilarious! Love your family’s sense of humor!
Can you tell I’m a newbie? I posted three times. Sorry!
Anyways – I love this! Listen, if you can’t use your kids as a source of amusement, then why do we keep having them?!
Oh too funny! Even funnier is she had you convinced! Priceless! Sense of humor is always a must when raising kids.
this made my whole day and I am totally going to do this when they are old enough to understand, I thought telling them that cows were zebras was funny…..your mom is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! :) Oh how I loved this. PLus she’s spunky, I like SPUNKY!
Your mom is awesome. I see where you get your sense of humour.
Heeheee. Now I know where you got it from! :)
Totally love this!! She sounds like an amazing mother!!
Thats hilarious! I bet she tells everyone that story still!
Love this! Sounds like you got your sense of humor from your Mom! Lucky girl! Happy Mother’s Day! And, thanks for always making me smile! Too many exclamation points – I know…
Love this story! Your moms is too cute!
I don’t know – in her “senior citizenry” your mom may be QVC’s best friend! Fun story!
I love this story. It reminds me of my uncle whose favorite game when were kids was to special order a million things in the drive thru (back when you didn’t get things your way) and then try to pay with a $100 bill. He used to entertain us for hours that way.
I just submitted my first writer’s workshop. Thank you for the opportunity to share about my first job and thee reason why I blog now.
Oh man… the old talking to mailboxes trick.. got us everytime too! JK…my Mom just talked to herself and so do I (like Mother like daughter). Kat…fess up now… do you talk to mailboxes too?
That is truly hilarious!
and now we know where that amazing humorous mind of yours comes from!
Sounds like a cool mom! Guess when know who YOU take after! Awesome post!
THAT.IS.HILARIOUS!! I love it – way too funny!!
When I linked up the other night – I forgot to leave a comment – bc you know I am scatterbrained like that… well, guess you don’t know, but now you do…
So – I think your mama rocks. Ordering from a post box – I am SO going to steal that one day when my hopefully plethora of kids are driving me bananas.
But anyways – glad I finally got to link up! Love your prompts! Happy Well, I guess it is Friday now! :)
This made me chuckle. I posted about my terrible high school job and forgot to link up. Figures.
I wrote a post about my mom. I’m gonna try to not be offended by #5 option.
She sure had a sense of humor… wonder where you got it from. ;-)
Have a Happy Mother’s Day!
Elizabeth
Yes, it’s me again signing in from my WordPress blog: I used the same prompt on both blogs…
Here’s wishing you, your Mom and every mother a very Happy Mother’s Day! :-)
Elizabeth