May 15, 2003
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OK, I think I’ve talked before about how my father is the typical kiwi bloke.
He’s of the *‘She’ll be right’ variety.
So, when I got this email this morning:
“Pleased to hear your happy with the house my heart problem is giving me a hard time at the moment love mum and dad”
What am I meant to think?
How much of a hard time?
Should I be worried?
Seriously, what would you do/think if you got an email like this?
I’ll have to phone them and talk to Mum, but with the move today, and not yet having a phone connected in the new house I don’t know when.
*growl*
*"She'll be right" is kiwi slang that means roughly the same as "everything will be OK" or "Don't worry, I've got it covered."
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Comments (5)
My dad is much the same way. Call! You can always call collect from a phone box or a friend's mobile.
Call, dads are silly like that.
Definitely call, sweetie. Not only is he being blokey and not admitting to anything, he probably doesn't want to worry you. Call, call, call!
damn deevaa~ that would worry me regardless if 'she'll be right'... anyone who mentions their heart like this, has it on their mind. i know he doesn't want to worry you but at the same time, it's really great that he tells you these things... my mom says NOTHING until she's in the hospital. he'll be happy to hear from you!
Sometimes we men have an interesting way of letting others know that we want to talk to them about something. While we'll indicate a potential problem, we won't necessarily treat it like one or ask for assistance/guidance/whatever. Other times, we'll give a little bit of information, hoping that the reader/hearer will request more info, or show more interest, or even give help on the subject, thereby having the self-justifying factor of not having asked for help but still receiving it.
With all that blab out of the way ... I would probably call. It can't hurt to, can it?
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