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My Mom was a victim of my being late. The night before our early morning flight she inquired what time we had to arrive at the airport’s international gate.
“Oh, I dunno, how about a couple of hours beforehand” was my lax-i-daisy response.
“Mmm, I think for international we need to arrive three hours in advance” she pondered.
“Nah, they always exaggerate that!” I quipped in between a giant yawn.
The following morning email responses took longer than required, my electric toothbrush was nowhere to be found and I spent a little too much time in the hot shower. Once I opened the bathroom door and steam pilfritted out, my Mom was already packed like a marathon runner and ready to rock the pony show. When she saw me traipsing around the apartment half naked, she looked at the time and her anxiety shot through the roof faster than a feral cat in heat. Mom’s fingers starting tapping on the kitchen counter. I continued to reassure her we’d get to the airport on time.
Except the taxi arrived late and we soon faced major downtown morning traffic congestion.
“Lisa. We are NOT going to make it.”
“Sure we…
