Mom Is Update Intolerant

My husband and I are visiting his sister, and their aunt and uncle from the other side of the country are in town as well, so we all go out to lunch together.

Aunt: *Pointing at my sister-in-law’s wrist.* “What’s that?”

Sister-In-Law: “It’s a bi Pride bracelet.”

Uncle: “I thought you were straight.”

Sister-In-Law: “Nope. Bisexual.”

Uncle: “Wait, did I know that already? Honey, did we know that?”

Aunt: “I don’t think so.”

Sister-In-Law: “Oh. I did tell Mum and Dad quite a while ago, but I guess they didn’t mention it to you.”

Me: “Why would they not tell them that?”

Sister-In-Law: “Well, Dad probably thought it wasn’t his business to say, and Mum probably just forgot.”

Me: “…You think your mother forgot that you came out to her?”

Sister-In-Law: “I mean, I routinely have to remind her that I’m lactose intolerant and what my husband does for a living. I don’t think it would stick unless my husband died and I started dating a woman. Even then, I’d probably have to bring a girlfriend over two Christmases in a row.”

Aunt: “I feel like I should defend my sister here, but just between us, that’s accurate.”