Dear mama There was a plague! I can't believe you missed it After all the conspiracy videos and stocking up You know we used the rice and the sugar? It was so hard to go through your things mama I really hated it and I hated that they just assumed I'd take care of it They made me defacto mama You know I was always scared of that? Since you said when I was little you were going, remember In the kitchen And that I have to take care of everybody Nagwa is taking care of us Sally is okay, she struggles sometimes but she has good people around her -- Canadians are mostly kind and polite Last I heard about the kids they were doing well too, they both have very strong personalities like you do And your humor too! Every time somebody dies, I imagine them going over to meet you Uncle Saeed and Tante Eman and 3am Sayed The family feels so tiny now Everything has been weird since you left How the house feels, eating together, family gatherings, holidays I couldn't face it for a long time Now I can cry about it so I guess that means I know you're gone I have an annoying job, but I think I'm pretty good at it and it's less annoying than other jobs -- I think/hope I will last for the insurance Mama life is easier and faster and sadder And Rania and Waleed and Sherry's kids are all in college! It's so weird Aly married a blonde Belarusian lady! Baba treats her like Sandra, IT'S SO EMBARRASSING You wouldve teased him about it if you were here We finally got an internet router for Sahel and moved the microwave You would like it now Every time we eat fish we wanna cry mama I wish I could take you to the fancy places in Madinaty, you would want to take a lot of pictures You know your cousin who you always gave dresses to? I hope you do and she isn't just some weirdo :) She's so old but knows how to use Facebook messenger, it's really cute She was really sad about you, we send each other messages every now and then Everybody who loves you wants to take care of us Maybe you see lots of Palestinians The world is crazier than your conspiracy theories now I miss you every day Especially in the room with the rocking chairs We don't have indoor plants anymore but I'm gonna make a greenhouse in the sunny room I miss you mama |