Will the real Pam lease stand up?

[Grammypammy]

We had a family party for my son's 38th birthday last Sunday. My kids and all the 7 grandkids were there as well as my parents. My mother has always been anti- bird. I remember walking in downtown Erie as a kid, my brother would chase the pigeons and my mom would about pass out. No different now, except that I have chickens. We don't talk about them. She thinks I am turning into a hillbilly, I am sure. But my grandkids love them. They spent the afternoon catching, petting and (gasp) holding them. My mother would interject- they are filthy things. I said, "Everyone will wash their hands before they get cake." The baby pointed and exclaimed, "Kitchens!" (toddler for chickens). My husband tormented her even further by bringing the little birds up on the deck so everyone could enjoy them. He never caught on or he would have been much bolder I am sure. I quietly said, "Honey, there is food up here, better take them down off the deck." Finally Mom noticed little McKenzie lean into the little hen house and pick out the next chicken she thought was pretty and would like held. My mother then said, "Those kids are all going to have lice!" That was it! The straw that broke the camels back! I said, "My chickens do not have lice!" There was silence. My dad then said, "You know I never knew anyone that had chickens for pets. The only ones I knew were raised for (and he made the universal sign for slitting the throat.) "Well, Thora and Phyllis will not be getting eated " I declared. Then it suddenly came to me that I had gotten indignant over chickens? Will the real me please stand up!

 

[DDNONIN2016]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ! Your story made me laugh ! Love it and good for you ! Go girl

 

[sourland]

" Then it suddenly came to me that I had gotten indignant over chickens? Will the real me please stand up!

" I think that she just did.

 

[cassie]

We had a family party for my son's 38th birthday last Sunday. My kids and all the 7 grandkids were there as well as my parents. My mother has always been anti- bird. I remember walking in downtown Erie as a kid, my brother would chase the pigeons and my mom would about pass out. No different now, except that I have chickens. We don't talk about them. She thinks I am turning into a hillbilly, I am sure. But my grandkids love them. They spent the afternoon catching, petting and (gasp) holding them. My mother would interject- they are filthy things. I said, "Everyone will wash their hands before they get cake." The baby pointed and exclaimed, "Kitchens!" (toddler for chickens). My husband tormented her even further by bringing the little birds up on the deck so everyone could enjoy them. He never caught on or he would have been much bolder I am sure. I quietly said, "Honey, there is food up here, better take them down off the deck." Finally Mom noticed little McKenzie lean into the little hen house and pick out the next chicken she thought was pretty and would like held. My mother then said, "Those kids are all going to have lice!" That was it! The straw that broke the camels back! I said, "My chickens do not have lice!" There was silence. My dad then said, "You know I never knew anyone that had chickens for pets. The only ones I knew were raised for (and he made the universal sign for slitting the throat.) "Well, Thora and Phyllis will not be getting eated " I declared. Then it suddenly came to me that I had gotten indignant over chickens? Will the real me please stand up!

You should have told her that any chicken louse that had the bad judgement to bite one of your grandchildren would get indigestion, keel over, and die. It would, too.

 

[oldrooster]

Perhaps you should have asked your parents to leave because they are old, and everyone knows old people die and you don't want anyone to "get old" from them and die, plus what happens if they die while walking by one of the children and fall on them and kill the,? it just as stupid sounding as they where acting. Plus you could have told them in some parts of Asia dogs are eaten....

 

[NorthboundBear]

My family has always lived in very rural PA, farms surrounded us and were our playgrounds. But, in my mother's elder years she has forgotten where she came from. I am her youngest child (45yrs) and I now have my own farm. When she visits, it is the same as this story...."those animals are filthy. You will get lice from them chickens! You have chicken poo in your yard!" and on and on.... well, when I know she is coming...EVERYONE gets turned loose! Chickens, ducks, guinea hens, and even the goats!!!!!! Amazingly, she doesn't stay long and all my critters have a party!!!