astonished

Interesting thing happened this week.

My former mother-in-law happens to work for some people I know---or knew years ago. I used to live in the garage apartment at their home before I married Ex.

This week I went to visit and deliver a baby gift to one of the now-grown children of this family I used to live with. As my friend introduced me to her niece, she said, "This is So-and-so's daughter-in-law". I glanced at her with a weird look on my face, I'm sure.

Surprisingly, she hadn't heard about, you know, "The Situation". INTERESTING.

Why is this interesting, you ask? Well, it's because my former mother-in-law happens to be one of the biggest gossips I've met in my life. I have not known her to ever keep her mouth shut in all the years I was part of her family. Her children and their spouses know this and do not share information with her unless it is acceptable that the entire town she lives in knows. Many of her extended family knows this about her. It is a fact. So, for her to NOT share about her son and I getting a divorce----especially with the people she works with daily----is quite surprising.

One side of me wants to be impressed. It sounds impressive and honorable. I suppose it could be out of care and concern for me. But I'm fairly certain that her restrait comes from her own realization that her precious boy's choices reflect on her family negatively. And it's rather hard to be judgmental and self-righteous when the stench you smell is coming from your own trash can.
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