Everybody Hates August!

I've just been told a home truth and I'm not sure how to take it. My sons said to me that their friends call me Rochelle. I said to them that's fabulous. My niece is called Rochelle. She's 17 and beautiful... and then I said to my sons how do your friends know my Chelle? If they look at her one more time, I'm going to knock them out with a jagged rock from the front garden. I'll kill them all. But they said no, not our Rochelle. Rochelle, the mother on Everybody Hates Chris.

I said don't be silly, I don't look anything like her. The eldest son said no, you don't look like her. You act like her and all of our friends are afraid of you because they think you're gonna cuss them to the point of comedy, humiliation and then tears!

Well what I know of the character 'Rochelle' is she's bossy, she's always cussing her kids and her husband, she's stubborn and strict and she's constantly quitting her job.

I know I can be bossy, I'm a bit stubborn but I'm not always cussing. I guess if I do start cussing, it can sometimes turn into a monologue of epic proportions. I also walk out of jobs at the drop of a hat; only in my case, I haven't got a husband to take care of the shortfall in wages. I end up turning piggy banks upside down, I dig down in the sofa for pound coins and I deduct pocket money for household indiscretions to make up for the loss in wages. For instance, if the children make a mess in the kitchen, I've been known to count breadcrumbs on the kitchen counter; one... two... three... four crumbs... that'll be £4 please and an extra £1 for pain and suffering.

I guess I can see the comparison - sort of... and I don't like it one little bit!

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