A conversation between a middle aged suburban (unhappily) married PTA attending soccer mom and a troubled 10 year old boy- on life:
Soccer Mom: Everyone thinks I've lost my mind.
Boy: Everyone thinks I'm weird.
SM: Well, I can see why you may give that impression.
B: I really don't care what they think.
SM: Good for you. Let your freak flag fly!
B: Really?
SM: Really. I've recently stopped giving a shit about what anyone says, and I gotta tell you, I feel great!
B: But you have cancer.
SM: And you have a dead father.
Both of us make people feel really uncomfortable. There is no way around it. So either we can feel all self-conscious and pretend that everything is normal, or we can just be our strange selves.
B. Thank you.
SM: For what?
B: For telling me the truth.
SM: You're welcome.
It's a bitch though, ain't it?
B: (nods)
1 comment:
I remember that scene!!
I love honesty. ... "It's funny 'cause it's true!"
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