Comments on: Back Pages: Why I’m Afraid of Pears

By: Cathy

Cathy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:47:36 +0000

This has always been one of my favorite stories from you. So funny!!

By: kate

kate — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:10:52 +0000

Wisely noted, Sara, Print that slogan onto dish towels for someone’s etsy shop. With royalties to Marilyn, of course. For years, my son’s bedtime ritual was a sliced fresh pear and book and I am sentimentally fond of them. I must delete this vivid story from my brain.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:03:30 +0000

euww! I’m sure I’ll start thinking about this story when I make my next batch of Ginger Pear Jam.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:28:44 +0000

“If we can arrive at the golden spot where we agree that something smells, that smell will surely be found.”

That surely must be one of the mystical tenets of marriage.
You are brilliantly funny.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:14:46 +0000

AAAAHHH! I am NOT afraid of mice, but I am afraid of pieces of mice… Which would probably what most people are… afraid of stinky pieces of any not living thing anymore.

But equating with a pear? Well, I can see why you would…but you shouldn’t… tee hee

That was HYSTERICAL. I wanted to laugh out loud, but I was afraid my co-workers would think I was nuts and when I would have had to tell them WHY I was laughing… They would probably NOT think it was as funny as I did. That being said, thank you for the cute post!

By: Sally J.

Sally J. — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:16:52 +0000

Oh oh oh oh that was so hilariously funny. Trying desperately to not laugh out loud because my husband is dozing peacefully a few feet away. Very difficult. And whoa was that creepy. Really, really creepy. I could feel the icy finger of panic on my neck during the NOT PEAR! part.

Our first house was darling but it had a lot of mice. A lot. Plus a rat which I had forgotten about until just now. (ayiiiiii!!!!!) One time, I found a bunch of dead baby mice in my “clean” laundry basket. Cleaning up that mess required the world’s most pitiful DIY hazmat suit you have ever seen. But I did what had to be done, cuz I’m tough like that.

By: Okie Sister

Okie Sister — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:48:29 +0000

Oh my gawd, I feel your pain.
An absolutely hysterical read. Thanks for reposting it.