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Thursday, October 2, 2008
That is how my younger brother, the aforementioned mentally handicapped brother and now to be known as Boodha and/or Boodha Boy (goes way back before phone's were cordless and rainbow bright, pound puppy style), signed in at work.
He works at a center for adults with disabilities and when they sign in or out they have to say who dropped them off and picked them up. As far as security goes I don't know if that's best approach for this population, but I'll save that for another day.
I had dropped him off because my Dad and my Mom were going with my Grandpa to his oncology appointment. Oncology as in my 83 year old grandfather has lung/liver/sure to kill cancer/all over. And I say "my" in front "our" family members, because Boodha doesn't understand "our." Has to do with learning to share and he doesn't share, consequently he'll call me and say "your dad wants to talk to you." If I was a bit more neurotic I might think he knows more then he's letting on to.
Back to my shining moment: My Mom picked Boodha up. She called me and asked if I had walked in with him when I dropped him off. I most certainly didn't as he views this akin to a 12 year old being dropped off at the movies by his mom in a Buick, when he's trying to scam on the honeys.
Then she started to cry and told me what he wrote. "You know where he has to sign in?" Yeah Mom, "he wrote his name and then for who dropped him off....." Mom you there? "He wrote my best sister." then Boodha boy was ready to go and like all moments in our lives, they go on pause because he's ready.
Why it matters that I'm his best sister. Well, pushing aside the fact that win by default (I am also the ONLY sister, as I pointed out to my Mom who then said is there a reason you have to be a smart ass ALL the time?), in my brother's world there are very few people who count. This short list is comprised mainly of family and a few long time family friends.
And just so you know, there is actually a list. It makes weekly appearances on Thursday's and Thursday's only. So if you want to look at the list, check it out see if you rank yet, I hope you have that day open; he's not bringing it out just because you’re available.
He maintains this list with the diligence of a man who..... Hell I don't know... think rain man and k-mart. If you're on the short list you get a call, and be prepared to have a nickname that bears no resemblance to your real name. There's punch and judy, the beer drinker, walking man bill (whose real name is Todd I think), tony baloney and others.
A beautiful part of Boodha being Boodha is when people die, they just die. He just says they're off the list and he needs some white out, literally. That's it, end of story. 1 recent white outer was my Aunt aka On the Go (cancer gramps daughter). She was diagnosed with the same cancers as Cancer Gramps and she passed within a month of that diagnosis.
Boodha did ask why she died and I tried explaining that members of our family who are already in heaven can't be alone forever they need company. He contemplated that, turned to me and said they could have On the Go but they couldn't have Cancer Gramps because he was Boodha's buddy and I needed have a chat with God to clue him in.
I guess that's why I'm the Best Sister; he thinks I can bargain with god.
He works at a center for adults with disabilities and when they sign in or out they have to say who dropped them off and picked them up. As far as security goes I don't know if that's best approach for this population, but I'll save that for another day.
I had dropped him off because my Dad and my Mom were going with my Grandpa to his oncology appointment. Oncology as in my 83 year old grandfather has lung/liver/sure to kill cancer/all over. And I say "my" in front "our" family members, because Boodha doesn't understand "our." Has to do with learning to share and he doesn't share, consequently he'll call me and say "your dad wants to talk to you." If I was a bit more neurotic I might think he knows more then he's letting on to.
Back to my shining moment: My Mom picked Boodha up. She called me and asked if I had walked in with him when I dropped him off. I most certainly didn't as he views this akin to a 12 year old being dropped off at the movies by his mom in a Buick, when he's trying to scam on the honeys.
Then she started to cry and told me what he wrote. "You know where he has to sign in?" Yeah Mom, "he wrote his name and then for who dropped him off....." Mom you there? "He wrote my best sister." then Boodha boy was ready to go and like all moments in our lives, they go on pause because he's ready.
Why it matters that I'm his best sister. Well, pushing aside the fact that win by default (I am also the ONLY sister, as I pointed out to my Mom who then said is there a reason you have to be a smart ass ALL the time?), in my brother's world there are very few people who count. This short list is comprised mainly of family and a few long time family friends.
And just so you know, there is actually a list. It makes weekly appearances on Thursday's and Thursday's only. So if you want to look at the list, check it out see if you rank yet, I hope you have that day open; he's not bringing it out just because you’re available.
He maintains this list with the diligence of a man who..... Hell I don't know... think rain man and k-mart. If you're on the short list you get a call, and be prepared to have a nickname that bears no resemblance to your real name. There's punch and judy, the beer drinker, walking man bill (whose real name is Todd I think), tony baloney and others.
A beautiful part of Boodha being Boodha is when people die, they just die. He just says they're off the list and he needs some white out, literally. That's it, end of story. 1 recent white outer was my Aunt aka On the Go (cancer gramps daughter). She was diagnosed with the same cancers as Cancer Gramps and she passed within a month of that diagnosis.
Boodha did ask why she died and I tried explaining that members of our family who are already in heaven can't be alone forever they need company. He contemplated that, turned to me and said they could have On the Go but they couldn't have Cancer Gramps because he was Boodha's buddy and I needed have a chat with God to clue him in.
I guess that's why I'm the Best Sister; he thinks I can bargain with god.
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