{"id":61,"date":"2016-07-10T10:03:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T14:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisademmi.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2016-07-10T10:03:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T14:03:24","slug":"unless-youre-bleeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisademmi.com\/unless-youre-bleeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Unless You\u2019re Bleeding\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
Or your\u00a0house is on fire\u2026<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what my mom always says when she\u2019s had enough of family time. We\u2019re a big Latin family who then divorced and remarried into a cracker family and ALL of us get together at every occasion\u2026holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, Super Bowl, Tuesdays\u2026You name it; we probably get together for it.<\/p>\n
So imagine this: 15-ish family members, maybe another 5-10 extended family and possibly people who just wander in because they hear the fun and likely, smell what the Mom is cooking, and you have a REALLY full house. My Mom loves this\u2026for about 4 hours and then she\u2019s done with us and ready for us to go home. That\u2019s when she declares \u201cI don\u2019t want to see you unless someone is bleeding or your house is on fire!\u201d In Mom language, that\u2019s code for \u201d get out now and don\u2019t bother me for a few days. Our family gatherings are very much a source of pride and warmth and loud noises.<\/p>\n