Is this you?
Mysterious sms received yesterday:
'It's Sunday morning and my self sufficient 4 year old has been up since 6.30, put her favorite jeans in the dryer then gotten dressed ready for yum cha...which isn't until 12.30 by the way! Woken me up and demanded her noodles for breakfast...I've now said to her "why didn't you get the papers if you were up so early?" Her response to that was..."mum, wait till I finish breakfast then I will go". She's 4 for christ's sake, where has this child come from! Xx'
Fucked if I know - I can't even figure out who sent this to me. Why is it such a long message? How many people do I know with self-sufficient 4 year olds? There's my cousin, but she's not too bright and probably wouldn't be able to spell self-sufficient. Who would presume I might give a shit about their kid putting a pair of jeans in the dryer? Why does the story feel like it would only appeal to the kind of dullard who writes letters into the 'Mere Male' section of Woman's Day?
This is the mobile phone equivalent of picking up someone else's photos from the developers. Please, if you have any clues, let me know.
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Did you reply to it?
No, because I thought if I replied with a '?' or a 'who the fuck are you?' and it was someone I knew, it would be kind of offensive. But since then my mother has called me and revealed that it WAS ACTUALLY MY COUSIN which makes me feel bad for saying she wasn't smart enough to use the words 'self-sufficient' in an sms. I guess becoming a mother has really strengthened her vocabulary.
I am relieved to discover that at least one member of your family is normal in the verbal intelligence stakes.
Its David T..
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