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The day before Thanksgiving last week, I popped into Michael’s for some hummingbird stickers.
I overheard two women talking one aisle over from me. Judging from their voices, they were somewhere in their 50s or 60s. Their conversation went something like this:
Woman #1: “What are you doing for Thanksgiving?”
Woman #2: “We’re going over to Judy’s house. She’s cooking this year.”
Woman #1: “How wonderful! Your daughter’s hosting Thanksgiving! What are you bringing?”
Woman #2: “Judy told me to bring a side dish. A side dish, can you believe it? Thinks she can cook the turkey this year. I told her I’d cook the turkey but they don’t listen to me.”
Woman #1: “I’m sure it’ll be fine. And you won’t have to clean up!”
Woman #2: “Get this. They’re brining the turkey. Have you ever heard such shit? Brining a turkey?! What even is that?”
I put my bird stickers in my basket and moved on, thinking, “Judy didn’t have to invite you, you know. I wouldn’t! You sound like a real piece of work. A ‘bitch on wheels,’ as my boyfriend’s grandma used to say.”
I giggled to myself and headed to the cashier.
Read on to hear my friends’ generous take on Woman #2 — and for my homemade chai tea recipe!
