Contrary

I was downstairs, getting some water from the fridge because my mom decided to force us into abstaining from pop. Though we usually go out and get pop when she isn't looking. I mean, it's not just your money and your house, you share all of that with your husband. And he wants pop, too. But whatever, she'll forget about her anti-pop craze the second she sees that pop is on sale. Which is the best thing about my mom: she never followed through on punishments and restrictions because she always forgets about them after like an hour.


Anyway, she was telling me how she needed to take this medication because she's getting old. I accidentally said that she was getting Vovlina, which I mistook for the Portuguese word for old. The TV immediately started to light up and whir. It turned on, showing a commercial for TVO Kids, about a kid who wanted to be a pilot.

My mom's eyes widened. I assured her it was probably just a glitch, but she closed the TV and shuffled off into the next room. I tried to talk to her about it, but she just wouldn't have it.

Weird, but cool.