I Feel So Unnecessary

When I came in the door to my grandparents' house Saturday my mom was helping my grandmother with her bath. I sat down and was listening to the conversation they were having. All of a sudden there was a crash (the shower gel had fallen and narrowly missed her foot) and Cille exclaimed: "Shit fire! Get me out of here before you kill me!"

I think it's been established that my grandmother is sassy and likes to use the word "shit" A LOT, "ass" comes in second but she particularly seems to like to say "shit" to get her point across. The following is more conversations featuring her favorite word: Mom: "You kept saying shit in front of the preacher when he visited today. You shouldn't do that." Cille: "Shit." Mom: "He's a preacher, you don't need to say that in front of him." Cille: "Shiiit." Mom: "You need to quit saying that word in front of him." Cille: "Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit..." This occurred before she got sick and she was still driving. She would see an old boyfriend of mine out in public and when she got home would mention that fact to me. Except she wouldn't refer to the boy by name- it was always: "I saw old shit today in the grocery store." Or "I passed old ass on the highway...