Spoke to her again today and got the sense that she'd been talking about it to my brothers, coming to terms with it. And she said to me, you'd better learn the language if you want to work there.
My fingers are crossed.
posted by beautiful at 6:11 am
I told my mum this evening for the third time that I was going to quit my job and move. She acted as if it was the first time I'd ever said anything. I can't tell if her memory is that bad or if she's deep in denial. I think she was holding her tongue - her concerns, her (sometimes irrational) fears, her strange notions. But ultimately she said that she wanted me to be happy, and I had her blessing as long as I knew what I was doing.
I'm not sure I'm entirely convinced it wasn't lip service, but I guess this is as good as it gets. I should really just take her word for it. I should really treat her like a princess for the next 2.5 months.
posted by beautiful at 5:23 am
