Mom has a ton of Christmas decorations and their house also was blessed with goodies to eat throughout the Christmas season. Christmas was definitely one of our best this year. However, you wouldn't know that from the look on Dad's face!
Aphasia (or more accurately, dysphasia), mom's speech disorder that intereferes with proper selection of words, can have a distasteful effect on communication.
Aphasia (or more accurately, dysphasia), mom's speech disorder that intereferes with proper selection of words, can have a distasteful effect on communication.
Mom and Dad had this little decorative white star hanging around their house all Christmas long. It was on a little plate in the kitchen and one day, Dad inquired as to what it was. 'Cake," mom answered. Oh yum, Dad thought, I think I'll have a bite!
Dad took a good size bite and started to chew and immediately had a serious shock to his tastebuds! It was a spitting, mouth watering, "what in the world?!?" reaction! It was soap, not cake! It kind of smelled like the "Irish Spring" version.
Here's the funny part: We laughed and laughed and I finally asked Mom, did you think it was cake or did you know it was soap? She said she knew it was soap but the word cake came out! So imagine her shock when Dad took a bite of it?
This whole incident has given us countless laughs and continues to do so as I write this. So, my warning to you is, anytime you come to my mom/dad's house, make sure you confirm what you're eating. It might not be what you think!
P.S. Payback is hell. I got my mouth washed out with soap a couple of times. Now my dad knows how it feels! Ha!
Dad took a good size bite and started to chew and immediately had a serious shock to his tastebuds! It was a spitting, mouth watering, "what in the world?!?" reaction! It was soap, not cake! It kind of smelled like the "Irish Spring" version.
Here's the funny part: We laughed and laughed and I finally asked Mom, did you think it was cake or did you know it was soap? She said she knew it was soap but the word cake came out! So imagine her shock when Dad took a bite of it?
This whole incident has given us countless laughs and continues to do so as I write this. So, my warning to you is, anytime you come to my mom/dad's house, make sure you confirm what you're eating. It might not be what you think!
P.S. Payback is hell. I got my mouth washed out with soap a couple of times. Now my dad knows how it feels! Ha!
1 comment:
What a hoot! Great story, Audi; and the foto is wonderful!
And being your past teacher and "boss," I'm proud of you for noting that "Aphasia" is more accurately defined as "DYSphasia." As I tell the UT Med students each month when I lecture to them on Neurogenic Communicatiion Disorders (yes, I'm still giving that lecture after 37 years), "I've never really seen a case of "A-phasia," but I've seen thousands of cases of "DYS-phasia." But I warn them in gest not to use the term "dysphasia" around their teachers, because we wouldn't want to confuse them with accuracy.
That one always gets a good laugh. ;>) ... Blessings ... <'BB><
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