My mother wants me to come to Mississippi for a visit. She says she’ll send me the money for plane fare for me and my dog. It’s been two years this Christmas since I’ve seen her. Not entirely through my own fault. Two years ago I refused to travel at Christmas after my disastrous 36-hour stay in a blizzard at O’Hare the previous year. And then last year she was embroiled in the final drunken scenes of her sick marriage to Don. I wasn’t about to travel home for that; considering that I had a ringside seat via the telephone to all of their drunken battles. So now she’s all settled again with Rene in Mississippi complete with fake Christmas tree (when she only put up for me) fresh killed turkey and ham and presents under the tree. Donna Reed begging her only son to come home.
December 29th, 1980
December 29th, 1980
December 29th, 1980
My mother wants me to come to Mississippi for a visit. She says she’ll send me the money for plane fare for me and my dog. It’s been two years this Christmas since I’ve seen her. Not entirely through my own fault. Two years ago I refused to travel at Christmas after my disastrous 36-hour stay in a blizzard at O’Hare the previous year. And then last year she was embroiled in the final drunken scenes of her sick marriage to Don. I wasn’t about to travel home for that; considering that I had a ringside seat via the telephone to all of their drunken battles. So now she’s all settled again with Rene in Mississippi complete with fake Christmas tree (when she only put up for me) fresh killed turkey and ham and presents under the tree. Donna Reed begging her only son to come home.