You're either going to think this is as funny as I do, or you're going to think I'm nuts. Either is fine.
Nobody wanted to be the
one to mention it. Well, they never do, do they? It's that thing, the
thing that nobody talks about. Our family secret. The obvious, that nobody states.
Leave it to Grandma to
break the unspoken code. She doesn't do tact.
“Marjorie!” She
bellowed at my mother, in that special decibel level that old people
who are deaf but won't admit it, use.
“Marjorie, why is
there a bloody great elephant in the living room?”
Denise Covey over at L'Aussie Writer has been kind enough to feature me today in her Bloggers Were Children Too! series. Check out seven-year-old me :-)
Denise Covey over at L'Aussie Writer has been kind enough to feature me today in her Bloggers Were Children Too! series. Check out seven-year-old me :-)
Oh, Sarah, this is great!!! I really do think it's funny :-). And the bigger the elephant, the less likely anyone is to mention it...
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you liked it Margot. I sometimes worry that I'm the only one who finds me funny :-)
DeleteAnd isn't that always the way about the size of the elephant? (Not a sentence I thought I'd be typing today) ;-)
Did you ever see the movie, Elephant? It's loosely based on the Columbine massacre. I think the "elephant" in the room of everyone in America is gun control. Without it, school shootings will never stop.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen it, but I think I should. And that is one huge elephant to tackle.
DeleteGiggling in the office. I don't care if my next cube neighbor thinks I am daft.
ReplyDeleteWell, your cube neighbours talk too loudly on the phone to complain :-)
DeleteHaha! That's cute. And very true. :D
ReplyDeleteHeh, thank you :-)
DeleteGood one:) smiling :)
ReplyDeleteHappy to make you smile Claudia :-)
DeleteVery funny! Love it :-D
ReplyDeleteSo glad (and relieved!) that you liked it :-)
DeleteHA! Love the dancing elephant ;)
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with a dancing elephant :-)
DeleteLollerskates! Funny AND cute!
ReplyDelete'Lollerskates'. I want this word :-)
DeleteLOL! Loved it! :D
ReplyDeleteYay! Happy to make you smile :-)
DeleteOh, fun. We all have elephants in the room at certain times.
ReplyDeletePlay off the Page
Oh my goodness, don't we just?
DeleteUm, I don't get it (...I think, lol) but nonetheless, found this to be a cute post!
ReplyDeleteI grew up around African hand-crafted elephant statue sculptures that sat in my Grandmother's living room, so I like 'em...at least the elephants that are in plain sight...not the ones that cause awkward silence. Talk about being uncomfortable! lol.
Cheers!
~Nicole
Blog: The Madlab Post
@MadlabPost on Twitter
I like the ones you can see too, Nicole :-)
DeleteAnd my sense of humour is a bit daft sometimes I know. The joke was supposed to be that you think it's a secret Grandma is going to blurt out, but no, there actually is an elephant in the room :-)
Elephant in the room, great! I love this!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it :-)
DeleteHahaha love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle, I'm glad :-)
DeleteBet Grandma is speaking the truth!
ReplyDeleteDon't they always? In all its messy, unvarnished 'glory'!
DeleteBahahaha! So freaking funny! I wish I had read this before I did my E post because I would steal it. Kidding, I wouldn't do that. Yes, I would. Maybe.
ReplyDeleteI would have been honoured if you had stolen, uh, I mean 'borrowed' my elephant post :-)
DeleteCute - I found 'e' difficult!
ReplyDeleteI'm behind on my blog reading so I haven't commented yet, but I just read your 'E' post. You may have found it difficult, but what you came up with was beautiful.
DeleteWow Sarah! I just came back over from reading your interview at Denise's place. What an interesting life you have had! I hope you will tell more!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading that Martha. I was so thrilled when Denise chose me as one of her subjects. I'd love to talk about my childhood, I'm just never quite sure when is a good time :-)
DeleteThat was really great.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Thank you Yvonne, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteDo we have the same Grandma, or are they all like that? :)
ReplyDeleteI think they go to Grandma school. It's held in the building behind Santa school.
DeleteGotta love the big ol' elephant in the room. There have been plenty in my family!
ReplyDeleteShow me a family that doesn't have them, and I'll show you a family of one ;-)
DeleteI almost did that one today! I thought it was pretty funny! Lol.
ReplyDeleteHehe, glad you liked it :-)
DeleteLOL. I love your play on the saying!
ReplyDeleteI like to look at things differently sometimes :-)
DeleteOK I'm with those who thought this was funny! I have always liked elephants, though in the states they're politicized. Here is a cute little story. Keep writing!
ReplyDeleteAwww, who would want to politicise an elephant? Thank you for the kind words :-)
DeleteWhat a relief to see an elephant without having to deal with the political stuff. And I thought your elephant was funny. I enjoyed Denise's introduction. Sarah, you're inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Kittie. I'm going to have to look into this political elephant stuff!
DeleteVery funny post Sarah!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I was worried people would just think it was weird :-)
DeleteThis is a cute blog.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone is old and rich, they call him an elephant ( in my community) as elephants are worth big bucks.
I didn't know that. It's little things that I learn like this that make me love blogging :-)
DeleteGrandmas always speak nothing but the truth! Thanks for the giggles here in NC. People in this house are beginning to stare at me. Dare I tell them there's a bloody great elephant in the living room? I'm gonna do it. *wink*
ReplyDeleteHehe, I really hope you did :-)
DeleteI think it is so funny, but then again I am probably a little nuts myself. It is so true. Grandparents will scream or shout anything and they never get embarrassed.
ReplyDeleteHeck, I think we're all a little nuts :-)
DeleteYou were totally adorable at 7. Not that you've lost any of it now :)
ReplyDeleteI do love this post, and I do think you're nuts. Apparently I'm in the right place, lol.
......dhole
Thank you Donna, and yes, you're totally in the right place ;-)
DeleteHAHAHA!
ReplyDeleteHehe, glad you liked it :-)
DeleteLoved this, and it reminded me of something I posted a couple years ago (sort of related, but not really) - in case you're curious: http://www.lifeandprettythings.com/2010/01/my-wednesday-chuckle.html :) Good luck with the rest of the challenge!
ReplyDeleteOh, I loved that, thank you for linking it :-)
DeleteLOVED your guest post... had to comment over there... and *now* I understand better... :)
ReplyDeleteYou know I'm going to email you soon right?
DeleteCan I think this is funny and that your nuts?
ReplyDeletemood
Moody Writing
@mooderino
The Funnily Enough
Indeed you can, that works out fine by me :-)
DeleteHa ha. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI'll check out the link.
Cheers Medeia :-)
DeleteHaha this is great... although I was hoping to find out the family's sordid secret lol.
ReplyDeleteI could tell you but then I'd have to ... ;-)
DeleteShhh! We don't like to mention the elephant; he gets embarrassed.
ReplyDeleteJamie Gibbs
Fellow A-Z buddy
Mithril Wisdom
Hehe, everyone else is polite enough to pretend he's not there :-)
DeleteSarah, trust Grandma. She got it right, I'm sure, lol!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for letting me feature you yesterday and for your honest sharing. You've grown into a beautiful person no matter what your childhood was like! I'm glad so many people were touched by what you had to say.
Denise
'Letting you'? I was absolutely thrilled to be asked - and thank you for being so nice :-)
DeleteYou've got to leave it to Grandma to approach the elephant! :)
ReplyDeleteIndeed - never fails :-)
DeleteMy dad is the one who always points out the elephant. Before him, it was his mom. I laughed. No, you're not nuts. = )
ReplyDeleteSo, you had your own elephant Grandma? Okay, that sounded better in my head ;-)
DeleteWith having 4 brothers and 4 sisters, there were lots of elephants!
ReplyDeleteI'll just bet there were!
Deleteawww! your grandma is great!
ReplyDelete:)
and the elf-nit is super cute!
That's it. Elf-nit is my new word :-)
DeleteElephants and grandmothers should never be allowed to be in the same room. For the elephants' sake.
ReplyDeleteIndeed - I wouldn't fancy the elephant's chances ...
DeleteThis put a smile on my dial :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you liked it :-)
DeleteThere are too many elephants in my family to count and my grandma's not going to call them out. :) A great "e" for your A-Z blogging. I stopped by to see your childhood write up. You're just grow more and more interesting. Your love of music is awesome.
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks for visiting the post J, I'm so glad you liked it. You say such nice things :-)
DeleteYeah, Grandma definitely doesn't to tact, does she?! Haha!
ReplyDeleteJust visited your VERY interesting Bloggers Were Children Too post :)
I guess tact is something you're allowed to abandon along with Spanx and giving a rat's a** about what people think of you!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked my post on Denise's blog :-)
I love Elephants And I wish that every person help them and love them . Thanks
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