Kwanzaa Again

[foreverdawning]

I made pescatarian gumbo (twice!) but the second batch I forgot to get onions so I swapped it for tomato and extra garlic. I was worried it wasn't going to be good since I've never made gumbo before let alone pescatarian gumbo. My dad liked it a lot he had three bowls of it. He's normally a vegan but decided to eat it anyway since I made it.

So my mom decided to "get involved" which basically means sitting at the table not eating any of the food I made and making it all about her. Which I should have expected anyway since that's her only personality trait. She even went on a rant about how nobody in the world likes her or wants to be around her (this is false she's pretty much in every single club one can be in and gets elected for various roles within the club). She started complaining all because I wouldn't let her drink from the chalice. She always talks about being an ally to black people because she married a black man and that somehow makes her an expert. She's always including herself and her own opinions on black things which is super annoying. I hate complaining about her though since it makes it seem like I'm a bratty kid, but all of my friends are uncomfortable with her. Not only does she constantly bring up marrying a black person when race issues come up, she brings it up when it has nothing to do with black people!

I digress. Kwanzaa was nice. The first night, I invited a bunch of folks but they didn't show up since I live boonies-adjacent which is fine. I liked being able to spend time with my dad and keep it small and intimate. 

Comments

[capri0mni]

I'm really glad your recipe turned out well. In my experience, extra tomato and garlic make everything better.

... Well, maybe not ice cream. ;-)

[coyoteclaw11]

You never know! I mean... I'd be dubious, but you never know

[capri0mni]

Well, that's true. Tomato is a fruit, after all. The only reason it's commonly classified as a vegetable is taxes.

[foreverdawning]

Well, Blue Bell is known for making strangely delicious icecream flavors

[capri0mni]

*checks out their website*

...Ooh! Black Walnut! I haven't eaten black walnuts since I was a teenager!

What's your favorite flavor?

[foreverdawning]

I'm boring. I like good old fashioned Dutch Chocolate though everyone else I know is obsessed with Rocky Road and the Pecan Pralines.

[capri0mni]

Nothing wrong with the simple pleasures.

After all, why guild the lily, right?

[foreverdawning]

Had to look up the phrase but yes I agree. I would've gone with "if it ain't baroque don't fix it" but that's just me

[capri0mni]

Lol!

[coyoteclaw11]

Aw that sounds nice! (Minus your mom's generally unhelpfulness vnv) My uncle is a white man who married a black woman, but the only time he really brings it up is when A. he's worried about/remembering times they experienced racism because they're a mixed couple with kids or B. when old white racists see him and think he shares their views.

The part about your dad eating 3 whole bowls of your gumbo sounds so sweet though haha! I'm really glad you guys had a nice holiday together ^^

[foreverdawning]

Your uncle sounds nice. I'm glad that he's conscious of the racism around him but not overbearing with it.

And yeah, my dad is a major sweetheart. Even if he didn't like it I'm sure he'd struggle through two bowls of it for me.