I finally get to call Mrs. Isaacs
Author’s note on what to expect: This includes a now adult male connecting with one of his mother’s counterparts, plus a little playful baby-talk as a small dimension of the story “Jack darling, I need a favor. Mrs. Isaacs had a fire in her kitchen, and is going to need somewhere to stay for a couple weeks while the repairs are going on. Be a dear, call her and offer her one of your extra rooms?” My mother’s ‘request’ may be phrased like a request, but really, what she means, is, “Call Mrs. Isaacs. Let her stay in one of your extra room for as long as she needs. Do it now!” Normally, I roll my eyes and begrudgingly comply with most of my mother’s ‘requests’. This one however, was very different. Because in this …