I am quite logical and have a sense of humour that I thought would probably be described as 'dry', however when I asked my husband to describe it he said 'sharp'. Let me give a couple of examples:
The song by Take That called 'Back for Good': Allegedly a love song. The words, sung by a man, go something like 'whatever I did, whatever I said, I didn't mean it. I just want you back for good'. If I am not mistaken this is basically 'you are in a strop with me about something. I have no idea why, but I'll just say sorry and then let's move on'. Well no, I'd actually like you to have a think about precisely what you did wrong and then say sorry properly.
In the UK we have an advert for the Army. A group of soldiers are running across rough terrain, carrying an injured colleague on a stretcher. As they reach a river, the voiceover says 'If you are thinking 'how will WE get across?' then you are the kind of person the Army is looking for'. No, I would be thinking 'Are you sure you can't walk on that ankle?!'.
So, do these examples strike a chord or make you smile? If not, its probably not worth adding Cheeky Mum Therapy to your favourites.
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Knowing you as I do I would say 'Sister (i know you value your anonymity) this is just the very tip of the iceberg! I look forward to your take on people-who-eat-apple-cores.....
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