Mother Might Need To Be Enlightened On The Subject
(My mother really likes Buddha statuettes. She has been talking about how much she likes them and how much she wants one, when one of our local stores sends out a flyer that shows a couple of Buddha statuettes they will be selling next week. I bring the flyer to my mother to show her.)
Me: “Hey, [Store] is going to be selling Buddha statuettes next week.”
Mother: “I know. I really like them, but I can’t afford to spend that kind of money.”
Me: “Which one do you like the most? The one with the spiky thing on its head or the one without?”
Mother: “I like the one with the spike the most.”
(A few days pass and then Monday arrives. On my way home from school I walk into the store in question, find the statuettes, and get the one my mother said she liked the most. I place it on her desk once I’m home and then immediately go to my room to take a nap. A few hours later, my mother wakes me up for dinner. I go join my parents in the kitchen.)
Mother: “How did you pay for that Buddha?”
(I’m a bit surprised, as I don’t understand what she’s asking, and I had expected her to seem at least a little bit happy with the statuette.)
Me: “Um, with money?”
Mother: “Your money or my money?”
Me: “My money.”
Mother: “So, how much do you want from me?”
Me: “What?”
Mother: “How much do I owe you?”
Me: “Nothing. It’s a gift.”
Mother: “Oh. Well… Thank you!”
(I have no idea why she thought I would have paid for it with her money, or how I would even get my hands on her money. At least that explains why she didn’t seem happy at all at first. After dinner I heard her happily announce, “I have a Buddha!” to herself from time to time, so I know she appreciated the gift after all.)