“You
know every time I hear this song from Tina Turner, I cringe, not because it's weird or
anything like that, but it reminds me of our old neighbour’s birthday. Not that
I was there, lordy, lordy, no! But my Mama was and believe you me you would
cringe if you knew what she got up to, but let’s not go there for now. It’s not
good for my street cred! Erasing that scene from my brain, I’ve been thinking more
about the words and have decided that this song is my Mama and sums her up
perfectly.
“You
can easily recognise her, or maybe I should say, you would hear her long before
you spotted her. Not that she shouts or anything, she just giggles… a lot!
“When
it comes to clothes, these days she has lots, but in the past her wardrobe
would have fitted into a draw, which it did. But no amount of coat hangers she
now has can change what she loves and that is anything that glitters; the more
bling the better. I’m sure if she could wear one of those twiddling dance
room balls, she would. Before our World
turned upside down, and believe you me it catapulted us out of the universe,
Mama bought a dress from a charity shop. It was almost given to her because no
one would buy it. The lady who worked in the shop said it was hideous, but my Mama
thought it was the best thing she’d seen in years. I almost freaked out when
she cavorted into the lounge, flinging her arms in the air, and crying out, “Da
daaaaa…” Stunned, I stared. The dress was short and covered in purple sequins.
I was speechless! The next day she wore it to a meeting at a posh bank we had to
attend after everything had kicked off… (Sorry, I’ve been told not say any more
about this, though I’m allowed to say, it’s all in The Birthday Card).
As
well as giggling, my Mama smokes way too much, believe you me I wonder how my
lungs still work with all the fog that fills our lives. I swear she’s kept Mr
Greedy, (the corner shop) in tobacco business over the years.
During
my Mama’s short life, she’s in her mid-thirties, a lot has happened, some
ordinary stuff and some blow your mind stuff, but whilst she is a crazy,
giggling scary Mama, she is my Mama and I love her to the moon and back, but
don’t tell her as she’ll go all weird and want to cuddle and kiss me…. Gross!
I’m seventeen for goodness sake!
She
sang this song, using an empty beer bottle for a microphone after leaping onto
the neighbour’s coffee table and belting it out at Jack’s birthday party. Thankfully
I wasn’t there. So this is for you Mama because to me you are simply the best.
Simply
the Best by Tina Turner
You
can read all about, Doreen Wilkinson and her daughter, Trisha, in
The Birthday Card and
Sometimes It Happens…
Available
from all Amazon sites…
*Warning* You might find
yourself laughing out loud or worse giggling far too often.
2 comments:
Well I for one think your Mama is very much Simply The Best because she brings so much laughter into the world!
Oh my, the pirate author has commented on my post, my Mama will freak at this as she loves her and loves the pirate more! Thank you Miss Hollick, she does change the world with her giggling...! Love Trisha x
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