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[mis_creation]

Um...yeah. So I had to Heimlich my mom this morning. She choked on her vitamins. She's fine, but I'm freaking the fuck out.

And, to really show that my mother is kinda the queen of the inappropriate comment, as soon as she could breathe again she croaked, "Vitamins aren't that good for you."

If you'll excuse me, I have to go curl up in a fetal position for a few minutes...

Comments

[ayla-britestar.livejournal.com]

Wow. So, you saved her life. Very impressive. :)

[mis-creation.livejournal.com]

yeah, thanks. I just wish I wasn't being constantly reminded of her mortality. It's freaking me out...

[dukerevolution.livejournal.com]

That's a scary situation. I remember when my mom had to Heimlich my brother when he was choking on a chocolate cherry. It's never fun to be around.

Still, I've gotta say, despite the situation, I lol'd at the comment. You know your character is intact when you can joke in the face of death, or at least incapacitation.

[laisha.livejournal.com]

... Wow. Seriously, god /damn/.

[ayla-britestar.livejournal.com]

Oh. I guess I'd be pretty freaked if I was in your position, too.

You know the first thing that popped into my head when you wrote "Heimlich?" Eddie Izzard has a stand-up bit about the guy who came up with it. I can't remember which routine it was in, but it was funny.

[mis-creation.livejournal.com]

Yeah trust me, I was both trying not to crack up at mom's line (hysterical laughter is a problem of mine in stress situations) and trying not to think, "I've invented a maneuver". Or "huta-huta-huta... lobster."

[mis-creation.livejournal.com]

I guess she wasn't technically choking since she could kind of wheeze and get a tiny bit of air, but she would've passed out soon...But yeah, what you said. No fun at all.

Still, I've gotta say, despite the situation, I lol'd at the comment. You know your character is intact when you can joke in the face of death, or at least incapacitation.

Yeah, that's basically my family's creed.

Oh, I laughed too, but I tend to laugh semi-/hysterically in stressful situations. First time dad went into the hospital I started giggling and had to leave the room...Not even remotely funny.

[mis-creation.livejournal.com]

You said it...

[ayla-britestar.livejournal.com]

I tend to want to laugh at highly inappropriate moments. Another prime example: so, last week, a cop shot a 17year old six times when the teen went after the cop with a hammer. One of my co-workers wrote the story about it. Instead of mulling over the tragedy, that MC Hammer song, "Hammer Time" popped in my head.