Schpilkas

Ok I have a thesis, now just tell me what discipline this falls into and I will enroll in the nearest university and become a big hit!

So here it is, Malcolm Gladwell:

"One will always become what one pretends to be"

or maybe...

"Eventually you become the joke"

I actually need to put more thought into it. Ever since Mother's day's revelation that I am a Jewish East-coast Mom living in a Mormon Arizonian's body, I've been asking myself the same question. How did I get here? I think the answer echoes from the walls of the cabins of Camp Kenyon. It was at Camp Kenyon, or was it Kamp Kenyon, where I first put on the robes of "funny girl". Or at least I remember trying to be that girl. I did my best impression of the Linda Richman character that SNLs Mike Meyers brought to life. And now.... I mother like Linda Richman.

I think the process of becoming the joke started long before Kamp Kenyon. In fact I know it started in elementary school. Somewhere on the playground of Porter elementary me and girls my age would say certain words in our attempt to jokingly play the role of "valley girl". Now none of us can have an actual conversation without saying "like" more often than required and "totally" slips in there too.

"That's what she said" is a punchline that used to offend me. Now...... I may have tweeted something terrible to a dear friend to the tune of "that's what she said".

But I've stopped watching The Family Guy so I wonder why I am still getting fat.