Oh, woe is me Oh, woe is me!
I've got to go to a reunion of the family!
Oh, how will my cheeks survive?
After all of the pinching when I arrive?
Oh, why must I go Oh, why must I go?
To hang out with old people teaching me to sew?
Oh, if only I wasn't the only child,
Instead of complaining, I would have smiled!
Oh, I wish that they would forget I existed,
Then on the invitiations, I would not be listed.
Oh, why can't I stay home, and watch TV?
To avoid smelling Aunt Mable's perfume potpourri?
Oh, I guess I should go,
Plaster a smile and say "Hello."
Oh, it's only for one day,
What's that you say?
Oh, it's 15 states away!
Sorry, but I'm here to stay.
Oh I remember feeling the same way.. butnow, at the young age of 42.. I wish I had spent more time at family reunions. <smile> I stopped going when I was 18... Would turn back the clock in a heart beat and have those people back with me.
Hang in there
this too shall pass.
Homer's Ill Iliad & Odd Sea Odyssey (420 pages) is an adult satire/parody rewrite of the classic stories of the 10 year Trojan War and of the 10 year adventure of Odysseus trying to return home to his native Ithaca.
debby
Hang in there
this too shall pass.