Why Jewish daughters need therapyJewish Mother: “Hello?” Daughter: “Hi Mom. Can I leave the kids with you tonight?” Jewish Mother: “You’re going out?” Daughter: “Yes.” Jewish Mother: “With whom?” Daughter: “With a friend” Jewish Mother: “I don’t know why you left your husband. He is such a good man.” Daughter: “I didn’t leave him. He left me! ” Jewish Mother: “You let him leave you, and now you go out with anybodies and nobodies.” Daughter: “I do not go out with anybody. Can I bring over the kids? ” Jewish Mother: “I never left you to go out with anybody except your father.” Daughter: “There are lots of things that you did, and I don’t.” Jewish Mother: “What are you hinting at? ” Daughter: “Nothing, I just want to know if I can bring the kids over tonight.” Jewish Mother: “You’re going to stay the night with him? What will your husband say if he finds out?” Daughter: “My EX husband. I don’t think he would be bothered. From the day he left me, he probably never slept alone!” Jewish Mother: “So you’re going to sleep over at this loser’s place?” Daughter: “He’s not a loser.” Jewish Mother: “A man who goes out with a divorced woman with children is a loser and a parasite.” Daughter: “I don’t want to argue. Should I bring over the kids or not? ” Jewish Mother: “Poor children with such a mother.” Daughter: “Such a what?” Jewish Mother: “With no stability. No wonder your husband left you.” Daughter: “ENOUGH!!! ” Jewish Mother “Don’t scream at me. You probably scream at this loser too! ” Daughter: “Now you’re worried about the loser? ” Jewish Mother: “Ah, so you see he’s a loser. I spotted him immediately.” Daughter: “Goodbye, mother.” Jewish Mother: “Wait! Don’t hang up! When are you bringing them over? Daughter: “I’m not bringing them over! I’m not going out!” Jewish Mother: “If you never go out, how do expect to meet anyone? This page was last updated January 11, 2012. |