scene 512024
ridiculous o’clock in the morning
Setting – mess all over the house because a dog got sick in the middle of the night – conversation happens in kitchen
mother on way to get paper towels and bleach to clean up mess – frazzled, adorned in pajama and bathrobe, hair disheveled
teenager- hair done, makeup perfect, cute skirt and top, oblivious to the dog mess chaos all through the house that she literally walked around to get to the coffee maker
Teen – can you remind me how to work this thing? (gesturing to coffee maker, which by the way is pretty and pink but that is besides the point)
Mother – (channeling a line from Hamilton) – Are you out of your GD mind?
Teen – (oblivious to the potential pre-coffee raging motherly storm) – what?!?
Mother – there is literally a hot mess of grossness along the path you took to the kitchen and you didn’t think to get me or even help clean it up?
Teen – but … but .. coffee
Mother – (even more frazzled, grabs paper towels and bleach spray) – either you have to figure it out on your own or you are going to have to wait until after I clean this up and go to the bathroom
Teen – I should probably wait so I don’t break it and make your morning worse
Mother (shoots teen the dirtiest of looks) – probably for the best today
** ENTER SECOND TEEN WHO LITERALLY WALK PAST THE SAME MESS AND DIDN’T NOTICE***
Teen 2 – Have you seen my pimple patches?
Mother – ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW. (exits room armed with cleaning products and avoids further contact with both teens until post cleanup and restroom usage)
*end scene
the cognitive avoidance of the teens in my house is astounding
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