My mom is more confused than your mom… but she doesn’t know why
In the tradition of sharing really bad pictures of me I offer you this:

Yes, my hair does look better than in yesterday’s post; my mom had long since been banned from touching it. But even so, there is no getting around that this is an unflattering picture.
My mom is posing for the camera, though she forgot to put in her tooth. She is just happy to be holding my tiny Girl Wonder.
My sister and I are pee-your-pants laughing, probably at something our mom said.
She says funny hilarious things all the time. The problem is, she doesn’t mean to.
I’ve already blogged about the prosthetic/prostate mix-up.
Here are a few more in that vein:
Mom had been suffering from periodontal disease (hence the missing tooth in the photo) though at the time the ailment was referred to as pyria.
She made an appointment with a new dentist for a check-up. Midway through the exam, my mom interrupted him to ask, “Do I still have gonorrhea?”
What else could the poor man do other than to reply, “I can’t tell from here.”
And then there was the time when my mom spent the entire day at the genealogical library. She was doing something called “extractions”. I’m not exactly sure what that means, but I think it has to do with copying information from microfiche.
Anyway, when she got home she called her friend Judy. (We were always cracking up over Judy too because she often got as confused as my mom. Listening to them talk to each other was always entertaining.)
Here’s how the conversation went:
Judy: Hi Charlene. Where’ve you been all day? I’ve been trying to call you.
Mom: Oh! I just spent the whole day at the gynecologist. I’m tired.
Judy: What? Is everything okay.
Mom: Oh, yes. It was actually a wonderful experience, but I was there for seven hours. I even brought my own lunch.
Judy: Seven hours! What in the world were you doing?
Mom: Extractions.
Once my brother thought he was having a heart attack, but it turned out to be angina.
Can you guess what my mom told poor Judy?
Yup, you guessed it.
Judy said, “Well, to discover that he had one of those after all these years. No wonder it about gave him a heart attack.”
If you enjoyed these stories, be sure to read the check out my My Mom’s Funnier Than Your Mom series. I’m blogging funny stories about her all week.
Oh, and I have a giveaway going on with a pitifully small amount of entrants. Please go enter so I can feel better about myself.
When you are done with those things, go see We Are THAT Family for more funny pictures that should never, ever be scrapbooked.






Oh, I think you’re right. Your mom is funnier than my mom (and my mom is funny-or at least we laugh at her, but I’m pretty sure that’s not the same thing) I LOVED this! I’m going to enter your contest. And thanks for participating. I enjoyed it. Happy Mother’s Day too.
Comment by We are THAT family — May 8, 2008 @ 12:22 pm
Laughed my butt off! Too funny! My husband had a tooth knocked out & had prosthetic “flipper” for years. Can’t tell you how many bad pics there are of him w/o his tooth!
Your Mom reminds me of my grandmothrer-in-law. She was a hoot. I miss her.
Thanks for sharing.
For your daily dose of vintage goodness & a bit of silliness, stop by Confessions of an Apron Queen, the home of Vintage Thingies Thursdays.
Comment by Lisa/The Apron Queen — May 8, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
Good Grief! As soon as I finish here I am going over to read about you Gonorehia riddled mom! She sounds so funny! And as for pitiful number of entrants. I’m going to do that too. Don’t get discouraged. Happy day to you!
Jennifer
Comment by jennifer — May 8, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
Great……now you are gonna make me spend MORE time reading all your past posts about your mom! Thanks for the laughs!!
Comment by Bahama Shores Mama — May 8, 2008 @ 12:53 pm
Funny Blog!
I will be doing some reading here!
Thanks for the comment on my blog today
Comment by marky — May 8, 2008 @ 1:16 pm
I am still laughing at your mom.. but forgot to add that I once said that I had a genital disease.. b/c I heard the doc say that it was a Congenital..which by the way is Quite different!
Comment by marky — May 8, 2008 @ 1:18 pm
Ahhhh, raw laughter! I love it! Cute pic of the generations! I remember the time I walked in on my grandma brushing her teeth in her hand….ummmm, I was scarred.for.life.
Comment by Kelly B. — May 8, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
How can anyone look at this photo and not giggle! Thanks for visiting! Its always more fun when we reminisce together.
Comment by Linda — May 8, 2008 @ 2:42 pm
Your too funny!
I’ll be back for more laughs!
Thx for your comments!
Comment by Dawn :0) — May 8, 2008 @ 3:06 pm
Oh my gosh, thats good. Oh I laughed so hard. Cute, Cute
Comment by Valarie in AL — May 8, 2008 @ 7:11 pm
I’ve never laughed harder. Your mom is way funnier than my mom.
Comment by Worlds Greatest Mommy — May 8, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
I am crying here…..do I still have gonorrhea!!! That is just great. My mom says crazy stuff like that too. Seems like we are all destined for funniness.
Comment by Tammy — May 8, 2008 @ 8:08 pm
Oh my goodness… That is SO funny!
Comment by Maxime — May 8, 2008 @ 10:11 pm
That reminds me of a lady that got up in church to bear her testimony. She was complaining about what a hard time she had been having, and to top it all off, her husband wouldn’t even give her a hug because he had a bruised scrotum. When she finished, her hubby got up and said, “I have one word for all of you…sternum!”
Comment by Rebecca — May 9, 2008 @ 10:22 am