My Chinese Stepmom

It came to my attention during DD's visit, that I haven't shared one of the more interesting developments in the Bridgers' homefront with you. Really, I can't believe I haven't posted it-- maybe I just told everyone? Who knows. Here's the story:

My dad eats at the same Chinese restaurant almost everyday. My father, being a sociable person, got to know the waitresses. All of whom are Chinese, only half of whom are here legally. Soon, he was doing little favors for them-- taking a few of them to the market,   taking them to the mall-- whatever.
After a few months, this woman "Amy" has a serious conversation with my dad. In short, her two kids are in China with her mother (remember, only allowed one kid in China). The only way for Amy to get her kids, or so she believes, is for an American to go to China and marry her mother and bring them all back. Even then, she says it'll take 18 months for them to get here.
My dad brought this up almost a year ago, kind of a joke. He said someone offered him a free trip to China. I told him he should go. He blew me off. He brought it up again later, this time getting into more of the details, and I told him he should do it, that I've always wanted a Chinese step-mom. He blew me off again, and said my mom would roll over in her grave. I left it alone.
He brings it up AGAIN last week. I've had enough, and tell him for the love of god, go get that poor woman's children and stop making her wait while he waffles about it. It's been a year already, and it'll be another year and half before anything comes of it. That's more than 3 years for Amy, without her children; and them without their mother. I speculate about what mom would do to keep Joss and I together, and how I'm sure she'd understand this other woman's dilemma. It's not going to cost my dad anything, except a ring. And he gets to help these people. I don't care, my brother won't care, just pick a day to leave and do it already and stop chewing on it.

The next day he came home and said he was leaving January first. Now, I'm expecting him to change his mind about 5 more times between now and then. But I'm hoping Amy (from what I understand, her family is wealthy back in China) will go ahead and get the tickets and lock him into this. I know he wants to do it, but he keeps hesitating thinking of me and my brother. I think this whole issue is so complicated he's only got a 50% chance of success anyway, so he may as well try. The immigration people aren't joking about this stuff. It's gonna be hard. But a 67 yr old widower looking for a Chinese wife-- what, is that freakishly odd or something? Doesn't sound nice, but it sounds plausible. I think he should do it.
and no, I'm not making this up.

Love.

Comments

[Andrew]

Your stepmom looks pretty and your Dad looks, well, very, very happy. Maybe it's not a bad thing.

[Amanda]

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