My girlfriend’s mother, Mrs. B, put a curse on me! Not any old curse but, directing her words and gestures toward me, cast MULUKHIYAH!
Joanne and I were in the kitchen cleaning out the cupboards when Mrs. B arrived at Joanne’s house quite unexpectantly. Joanne’s husband had gone golfing and her 2 young children were taking a nap upstairs. For whatever reason, her mother had extreme animus toward me, although we had never spent much time together. Mrs. B entered the kitchen, saw me, said something snide to Joanne and then…called the police! No kidding! A police car showed up in the driveway and a pair of officers knocked at the door. They asked Joanne if she was “separated” from her husband. “No, he went golfing so I invited my friend over to help me clean the house”, she responded. They looked at her, at me, and then shrugged their shoulders at her mother. They left the house and drove away. Feeling as if her concerns had not been addressed, Mrs. B began to chant and pantomime ,who knows what, right AT ME! She then started to swear at Joanne who calmly told her “Goodbye Ma” and gently ushered her out of the house and shut the door. At this point, I think we both laughed and kept rearranging cups and glasses in the cupboard.
The next day at work, I told my office buddy Jim what had happened. He thought for a minute, then dialed up Marge, his wife. He explained to her what I had told him and handed me the phone. Marge asked me a few questions, swore me to secrecy, and verbally REMOVED my curse! She also told me what to get and wear as extra measures of protection. I thanked Marge and Jim profusely and felt relieved to be myself again!
My Mom liked most of my girlfriends. My girlfriends’ moms never much liked ME!
