On Hitting Gold

Mama Lai was relating to me the story of how she and Papa Lai first met.  I mused out loud “I wonder what Papa Lai thought when you said “yes’” when he asked you out and without hesitation Mama Lai said

“He hit gold.”

I told Mama Lai that I hope that one day I’ll find a man felt the same way about me and Mama Lai said:

“Maybe if you lost 15 pounds that would happen.” 

And the Same Picture is Worth Ten Thousand Words from Mama Lai

And then Mama Lai piped in on the same photo I sent to Papa Lai :

“Why do you produce so much oil?  Those other girls look normal and you look so…shiny.  You should carry…what is it called?  Powder.  Powder will absorb oil.  Why are you so dark?  You look so dark compared to those girls.  Need to remember to wear sunblock.  But mommy thinks you look like you’ve been working hard.  Your face is no longer a block and has some shape.  Keep up the good work!  Don’t stop!”