Humor of the Day: Oy Vey and Evil Eyes

Yesterday was a fairly humourless day; there wasn't anything notable that made me laugh or smile. Hence, I am relying on a conversation I had with my mother a few days ago that definitely made me laugh (the truth is, most of my conversations with my mother make me laugh for one reason or another).

I had called my mom and was telling her about my friend Irene's father and that he died. I then proceeded to tell her about my friend Lisa's mom who has Alzheimer's and was going to be placed in a nursing home. No sooner had I relayed that information, when I somehow managed to mention that Lisa's son Ty (10 yrs old) has a best friend with cancer.

At that point, my mother stopped me and said "Oy Vey...you are full of good news today." Then, she said "wait, let me find my evil eye." I said "your WHAT?" She said "My evil eye...the one I bought in Greece. The Greeks believe that if you wear it, it will ward off any evil spirits...hold on."

So there I sat, on a long distance call, my allocated monthly minutes ticking away, while my mom hunted for her evil eye. Fortunately, she didn't have to hunt hard and long for her evil eye, because it was on top of her TV (where all good Greeks probably keep their evil eyes).

She then said "one second...I am pinning it on me. Ok, now I'm safe....what were you saying about Ty's friend?"

And my kids wonder why I am so superstitious????.....lol