Hedged
Hedged episode 14
HEDGED . EPISODE 14 . FINALE . “Not again, Mama.” “Would you please stop crying?” “You want me to stop crying, ehn? How can I stop crying, Greg? How can I stop crying when my son has suddenly subjected me to playing second fiddle to a total stranger?” “Tricia is no stranger, Mama, and no […]
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HEDGED . Episode 13 . “Greg, is this how I raised you? Is this what that woman has subjected you to? You now slave around, even in your own house? Greg, you were busy p******g pepper while she sat down, doing absolutely nothing. What else does she make you do when I am not around, […]
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HEDGED . Episode 12 . I’d only noticed that Tricia had abruptly stopped speaking. I lifted my head to ask the obvious question when my gaze met Mama’s blazing eyes. Our stare stayed for a few moments longer before I resumed p******g my pepper. . It was already time to add the pepper to the […]
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HEDGED . Episode 11 . “…I don’t know how you meant it, but I’m sure you understood perfectly how I meant mine”. Mama dumped the plates she was holding in the sink and walked right out afterwards. . After Mama had departed, there was a brief silence in the kitchen. Tricia’s expression had long changed. […]
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HEDGED . Episode 10 . Mama was gracious enough to bring me an additional dish of food. I sat down to eat while listening to Mama tell a joke. . I was choking up laughing at Mama’s amusing story before we both heard the creaking sound of the parlor door opening. . Tricia stepped in […]
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HEDGED . Episode 9 . The next morning, I awoke to the enticing aroma of my favorite dish hitting me from left to right. It smelled so good; only Mama could have been capable of this. . I surveyed the bed and the rest of the room for Tricia with bleary eyes. She wasn’t to […]
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HEDGED . Episode 8 . I didn’t need anyone to inform me that the sound of Mama’s voice irritated my wife. . After we recovered from the shock of hearing Mama’s voice outside the door at that hour of the night, I couldn’t look Tricia in the eyes. She was staring at me in an […]
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HEDGED . Episode 7 . The first week of Mama living with us was not too unpleasant. Tricia tried, as best she could, to restore her relationship with Mama, and while Mama hasn’t been open about her acceptance, she’s evidently been sweet enough to play along. . At first, I didn’t see the point in […]
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HEDGED . Episode 6 . I ultimately decided that Mama could come over but not live with us. Her concern about boredom and the need for company was legitimate, in my opinion. I’m not going to deny my old mother the opportunity to live a little. . I called Mama the next morning on my […]
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HEDGED . Episode 5 . Mama and Tricia weren’t always like this. They were formerly very close friends. . Mama couldn’t wait to see Tricia after I told her what she had done for me in my “dire” hour of need. A year later, they finally met, and it was love at first sight. . […]
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HEDGED . Episode 4 . As the days went by, I tried to strike a balance between my relationship with my mother and my relationship with my lovely wife. I was extremely clear about the roles both ladies played in my life, and I was also more than expressive enough to quell any jealousy. . […]
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HEDGED . Episode 3 . The longest amount of time Mama and I had ever been apart were the times I spent away at school. Besides that, it has always been Mama and me. We’ve always been a team, living under the same roof and going through life’s struggles as a unit. Then I graduated, […]
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HEDGED . Episode 2 . Tricia and I met in school. It was one of those awkward times in the life of a “broke” university student. It was in my 500-level second semester. . I’d been kicked out of class in the middle of an exam because I couldn’t show a receipt for my school […]
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