She Just Couldn't Get it Right
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112717)
United States
December 3, 2022 7:18am CST
My mom mixes up words. It's a thing with her, and something my sister and I have seen fit to have quite a lot of fun with over the years—at her expense of course. But it is also one of the endearing things about her as well I suppose.
Take the recent diagnosis of Bell's Palsy by my brother-in-law. The left side of his face is paralyzed, which presents fodder for jokes of their own.
Nonetheless. It is not a serious condition and is supposedly temporary in the majority of cases.
My mother called and asked what it was that he had and I told her. Bell's Palsy, to which she responded back with Ball's Palsy.
"No mom. Not Ball's Palsy. Bell's Palsy."
She repeated Ball's several times before I shouted into the phone at her, "No. Not Ball's, Bell's, like a BELL, ding-ding-ding! There's nothing wrong with his balls!
She still didn't get it.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
3 Dec 22
And what makes you so sure there's nothing wrong with his balls, Porwest? Are you trying to hint about something to us? 
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
3 Dec 22
How precious..I know precisely what you mean.
My Mom RIP was the same.
For instance, Vin Diesel the actor..she would call him Bin Weezle
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
5 Dec 22
I cherish every day my parents are still alive, although I do admit to taking that for granted and not calling as often as I should. We do spend a lot of time with Mom though, grocery shopping on the weekends and such.
Too funny about the Bin Weezle thing. lol
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
5 Dec 22
@porwest Right Bin Weezle..silly.
Oh that is very good you do go to Mom at the weekends. Yes Jim, you must treasure them..it is so hard when they are gone
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
6 Dec 22
@RebeccasFarm Yep. You can never the time lost back.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Dec 22
That reminds me of when my daughter was little, she would say "Taco Bill" instead of Taco Bell. I tried repeatedly to correct her on the right way to say the name, but she insisted on calling it Taco Bill. To this day I still tease her about it.
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
4 Dec 22
OMG. Is that your mom with a lampshade on her head? OMG again.
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