Mom's High Hopes

Mom has always been smitten with Adam Sandler. Not in a "she has a crush on him" way. No, no. In a "she'd love him to be her son-in-law" kind of way.

When she'd see him on TV, she'd say to me:

Mom: Oh, I wish you could marry him.
Me: Right, cause we travel in the same circles.

It never occurred to her how I'd pull that off. And, when she was told he got married, she gave me a look like: "Nice going -- you missed the boat on that one."

Ponderous.