Sister-sized

“Mom”, she chuckled.  “I think you’re the size of a sister.”

I’m getting dressed for work.  She’s already in her uniform waiting for me to be done.  “What do you mean?” I asked.

“I don’t know.  But I think you’re the size of a sister.”

Perhaps she’s trying to comment on my slimmer waist - my attendance at the fitness center is paying off - not as fast as I want (but then, I don’t go as often as I want).  But by getting back on the wagon whenever I fall off, results are beginning to show.  I probe her some more, I want her to clarify her statement, confirm my assumption.  But she only repeats herself.

“I don’t know.”  This time she shrugs and throws out her arms in exasperation.  “But I think that you’re the size of a sister!”

Okay, I’ll take it as a compliment.  Better than when she told me I couldn’t do jumping jacks because that would be too tricky for me.  When I asked why she thought it would be tricky, she said “Because you’re too old.”  Ouch!