I am Having My Mother Commited because Of This

I had a somewhat serious conversation with my mother today, and it didn’t go according to plan. She and I are trying to find a way to ease my grandmother into the twilight of her life. I love grandma, but some things have got to change. Sometimes old people do not know when it is time to let go. Or as the religious folks will say; let god. People that know me will think I am being callous in my actions, because after all, there is real estate involved in all of this. A business that, I have helped to build since I was a kid. When I was 15, and my girlfriend at the time would venture to the back of the building so that that I could show her my teenage magic stick. Good Times. People in my family would say that I am being an asshole, because I much rather send grandma to Florida to live with my aunt and her kids. Therefore giving the business to me as a gift. Of course to get over tax issues. It is only right. Black people that have something should leave something other than bills. Leave a legacy damnit.

I have to mention that my gramma, when she mentions Obama she says his name; OBACK BARAMY. That just makes me want to throw up.

But that isn’t the issue today. My issue is this. I was speaking with mother today, and we started going into politics. Now,, the conversation started innocent enough. That was until she brought up that horrible television show, by Tyler Perry. I told her the show was garbage and not worthy of even watching. Now, I stand by that, as someone who writes scripts, and movies, that show is utterly disgustingly horrible.

Those were my words to mother. I threatened to cut her cable off so that she would not be able to watch it. And I will do that the next time she says the show is good.

Many times I have went inside of mother’s apartment. She loves listening to the radio. It is even on when she isn’t there. The shit that saddens me is that it is always on right wing radio stations. I mean I will walk in there looking for some grub, and I am hearing Rush Limbaugh. I think she goes to sleep with the shit. There are other pundits that I cant name but dam, right wing radio is what it is; it sucks ass.

But this conversation earlier today made me come to my decision;

Me: Ma, you talk to gramma?(lemme borrow some money) what she was talking about(lemme borrow some money)what she say about auntie?

Ma: You owe me not only money, but the 27 hours of labor that I went…

Me: (changing subject) I think Obama will win in Wisconsin because he is…

Ma: I am not voting for him, I’d rather vote for Tyler Perry, I wish Tyler Perry was running, because he….

Me: Ma, it’s the white house, not the pink house.

Ma: You sound just like your no good cousin!

Me: She is an idiot, she is too fat to fit in the ballot box anyways…

Ma: You’re right, well, I’m voting for someone else come November…

Me: Ma, cmon, you’re voting for Hilary?

Ma: No mister wise guy, I’m voting for Alan Keyes, he is still in the running.

Me: Ma, I got to go, will talk to you later(lemme borrow some money) okay?