1/
Random moment while in line in the Grady coffee shop:
Her: "I remember you. You that lady that said I need to lose weight and get a better fitting bra when I said my back hurt."
Me: "I remember you, too. You changed your hair. It looks nice."
Random moment while in line in the Grady coffee shop:
Her: "I remember you. You that lady that said I need to lose weight and get a better fitting bra when I said my back hurt."
Me: "I remember you, too. You changed your hair. It looks nice."
2/
Her: "It's a wig.”
Me: *shrugs* “I still like it on you.”
She folded her arms and sucked her teeth.
Her: “I didn't like you at all."
Me: “No?”
Her: “No!”
Me: "I can respect that choice. How's your back?"
Her: "Respect what choice? A wig or me not liking you?"
Me: "Both."
Her: "It's a wig.”
Me: *shrugs* “I still like it on you.”
She folded her arms and sucked her teeth.
Her: “I didn't like you at all."
Me: “No?”
Her: “No!”
Me: "I can respect that choice. How's your back?"
Her: "Respect what choice? A wig or me not liking you?"
Me: "Both."
3/
Her: "My back is a lot better."
Me: "Oh yeah? What did the trick?"
Her: "I lost some weight. And got a different bra."
*laughter*
After that, she reached out and gave me a big hug. And I hugged her right back. Hard.
Her: “Girl you ‘bout to knock my wig off!”
*laughter*
Her: "My back is a lot better."
Me: "Oh yeah? What did the trick?"
Her: "I lost some weight. And got a different bra."
*laughter*
After that, she reached out and gave me a big hug. And I hugged her right back. Hard.
Her: “Girl you ‘bout to knock my wig off!”
*laughter*
4/
I remembered our encounter that day. She was fighting mad when I came in to reinforce our plan to not prescribe stronger pain meds.
Like, F-bomb name-calling mad. But also, she was hurting. In many ways. And I knew that.
So, yeah. I remembered her, too.
Like, totally.
I remembered our encounter that day. She was fighting mad when I came in to reinforce our plan to not prescribe stronger pain meds.
Like, F-bomb name-calling mad. But also, she was hurting. In many ways. And I knew that.
So, yeah. I remembered her, too.
Like, totally.
5/
Me: “I’m glad your back is doing better, sis.”
Her: “Girl,me too. Would you believe I been wearing the wrong bra size my whole damn life?”
*laughter*
Her: “I like your new hairstyle, too.”
Me: “It’s not a wig. But now you got me wondering if I should get one.”
*laughter*
Me: “I’m glad your back is doing better, sis.”
Her: “Girl,me too. Would you believe I been wearing the wrong bra size my whole damn life?”
*laughter*
Her: “I like your new hairstyle, too.”
Me: “It’s not a wig. But now you got me wondering if I should get one.”
*laughter*
6/
After that we made small talk while waiting for our drinks. About bras and hair and wigs and more. She scowled at my black americano and I raised an internist’s eyebrow at her Frappuccino. And we laughed.
And all of it was good. So, so very good.
Yeah.
#humanismalways 💛
After that we made small talk while waiting for our drinks. About bras and hair and wigs and more. She scowled at my black americano and I raised an internist’s eyebrow at her Frappuccino. And we laughed.
And all of it was good. So, so very good.
Yeah.
#humanismalways 💛
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