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(Woman stands, goes to the wheelchair and addresses the others)
I was wild in high school, barely survived college!
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Monologue Mania Day # 1192 Danger Zone (for Caregivers Anonymous) by Janet S. Tiger (c) May 20, 2017
Danger Zone
Danger Zone
(for Caregivers Anonymous)
a monologue by Janet S. Tiger
(Woman stands, goes to the wheelchair and addresses the others)
I was wild in high school, barely survived college!
Now, my idea of danger - sometimes, I reach for the toaster, and lift it by the top, with my hands touching the inside! And for an extra thrill, I don't dry my hands too much!
As yet, no charge - no electrifying zap. But that's not all I do. Sometimes, when I am washing the clothing, I forget the bleach - on purpose. What if there was a stain I missed? That got something contaminated that the hot water and the dryer didn't eradicate? What if a terrible illness spread throughout the land, just like in Albert Camus' The Plague?
(Sighs) But it doesn't. I do remember that one book from the one college class I was not completely drunk in - it was the middle of the day, so my hangover had subsided, and the teacher was adorable, so I would actually pay attention. He was older, oh, he must've been 40! Oh, how old that was! And he looked at me, and listened to me! I almost learned something in that class!
Maybe I did, Camus. I read a few of his books and I think that's what got me started into teaching English. That was the end. You can't be a drunk teacher. And I married another teacher. (Laughs) Yes, I married the Camus teacher. The old man. Now he really is an old man.....and I am 20 years younger and his caregiver. He was never wild in college, so I had to settle down.
and then he got sick. Amazing how the things you never plan for happen. Surprise!
So now my crazy is little bits stolen.....speeding around a corner when I see there are no cops. Taking a nip before bed......the same bottle for a year because.....I can't be drunk now and miss the pills.
So I look for new adventures! What do you guys do that's wild and crazy! Tell the truth!
(She turns to the others and they tell her....in another day's listing)
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Janet S. Tiger 858-736-6315 CaregiversAnon.org
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
1 comment:
Wild and crazy indeed!
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