Quarantine life with a son who hasn’t lived at home since he started college has been interesting (he’s finishing his 3rd year). So a thread about our life together at home during this pandemic because these memories will always stay with me:

I find it hilariously amusing how he thanks me for every meal I make (even cold cut sandwiches) as if I’ve never ever fed him before. It’s awkward as I look at him dumbly and say “Umm...you’re welcome?”

He suggested we play the LEGO Star Wars video game together. That means I can just jump around and swing my light saber. Fun, right? What can possibly go wrong? Let’s just say I bruised my thumb and messed up the joystick. We haven’t played again since.

We started a show together but he Netflix dumped me to do Netflix party with his friends. For some reason he cheated on his friends and ended up watching the whole show with me instead. Mama comes first!

There was also this time when he said I wasn’t his favorite person in the world. It stung until he said it was actually my mom. I can’t blame him. She’s mine too even though she passed in 2015. I’m glad he still loves and honors his grandma who loved him so very much.

I can’t get my hair done and get rid of the grays and he can’t get his $20 fuckboi cut. We are now woefully bonding over our quarantine hair.

I know he misses his friends and the time will come hopefully when things normalize, but during these uncertain times I have to admit he has been the best quarantine buddy and I will actually miss how we’ve been these past few months together in spite of all these challenges.