In December, I am supposed to be introduced to my new countrymen and women on national television (in Genovia, population 50,000, but still). I have to take princess lessons from my paternal grandmother. Also last month, I found out that I am the sole heir to the throne of a small European country.ĥ. Last month, I found out my mother has been dating my Algebra teacher.Ĥ. I am also the least endowed in the chest area.ģ. I am the tallest girl in the freshman class.Ģ. I mean, apparently, it is not enough thatġ. I just don’t see how much more I can be expected to take. You would think she’d have learned a lesson with me and all, but apparently not.Īs if I don’t have enough problems. I am really trying to take this calmly, you know? Because there isn’t any point in getting upset about it.īut how can I NOT be upset? My mother is about to become a single parent. My mom is having my Algebra teacher’s baby. Mia, she said, in this shocked but happy way, Mia. She sort of shook her head, like she does when she’s confused over the microwave instructions on a frozen pizza. So I grabbed her and I was like, Mom? Mom, what is it? What’s wrong? You know, like Fat Louie had eaten another sock, or they were cutting off our electricity again because I’d forgotten to fish the bill out of the salad bowl where Mom keeps stuffing them. So then I assumed something really horrible had happened. It’s not like she was going to karate chop me, the way she would if anybody else said that to her.īut she just said, No. Which is sort of a dangerous thing to say to a premenstrual woman, but you know, she’s my mom, and all. So I said, Mom, you want some Midol? Because, no offense, you look like you could use some. She was all pale and her hair was kind of sticking out and she had on her terry cloth robe instead of her kimono, which usually means she’s premenstrual.

So I was just in the kitchen, eating cereal, you know, the usual Monday morning routine, when my mom comes out of the bathroom with this funny look on her face.

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