Ageless
My mother has a 'thing' about her age. Insecurity, holding onto youth, call it what you will; but she gets really hung up about it.

Despite working in completely different professions. We somehow managed to work under the same roof for a while as the company that she worked for catered for our offices. Now my mum likes a bit of a natter and makes friends very easily. Eventually she would mention that her son worked in the same office and ask if her new friends knew me. When people realised who she is referring too, their first reaction was generally one of shock. The second incredulity.

I'd have people come up to me and ask it if was true that MummyKovacs was indeed my mother. When I'd answer in the affermative the confusion would only deepen. I could tell something was up.

You see, my mother had a dirty little secret. If asked, my mother would tell her new found friends that she was "older then 35, younger then 38" - I was 29 at the time, and she was much closer to 50 then 30!

I wish you could have been there when I had a quiet word about it with her. She couldn't see what was wrong with saying she was a 'little' younger then she really was. "Harmless, it all it is", she insisted. I told her - "It's OK with me mum, you get to be whatever age you want to be. You just might want to stop telling people that I'm your son if you want to pass for 38 though". "Why?" She enquired. "Because people are wondering how you managed to get pregnant when you were 7", I replied.

The penny dropped.

The expression was priceless.
( Kovacs Slogan free since 2003, Sat 13 Feb 2010, 1:03, 3 replies)

ahem
9, not 7
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sat 13 Feb 2010, 1:49, closed)

dunno
36 is between 35 and 38 as well
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sat 13 Feb 2010, 3:06, closed)

Yes but no but
Herr Kovacs did say "...if you want to pass for 38 though"

7 works though... I think.

MummyKovacs gets pregnant just before turning 8, has Kovacs 9 months later.

29 and a half years later, Kovacs will be 29, MummyKovacs will be 38.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Mon 15 Feb 2010, 15:01, closed)