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Monologue Mania Day # 1317 by Janet S. Tiger (c) Sept. 22, 2017
by Janet S. Tiger (c) 2017 all rights reserved
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(This is a woman in her early forties, some might call her plain. In fact, some do. But she is not what she appears)
So you think I'm stupid, do you? Shall I add that to the list, Mom? Stupid, plain, wishy-washy, that's one of my favorites. You would pull that out whenever I couldn't decide what to wear.
But this is not a wishy-washy moment. I have made my decision. This is the man for me. Okay, the second man. But he is steady. He is reliable. He helps me with my daughter - your granddaughter - and he is a professional. He works hard. He's able to provide for me, and any other children. In the two years we have lived together, he has never been drunk, never hurt either of us, he has been considerate and pleasant to live with. And I do care for him. All right, I love him.
Ok, yes, he has ....how did you put it?...an obnoxious offer for me. He wants to have one year to see if he can find....someone.....(hard to say)...someone better. And if he doesn't find anyone in this year, he'll marry me...
(Listens)
Not stoop to marry me, not deign to marry me....just choose to marry me.
And I will be happy to marry him. And he can live with us this year, and I don't care what you think. Because I have learned that sometimes, being good enough is enough for me.
Where did I learn? Remember when I wanted to be an actress and you told me I wasn't pretty enough to be the lead, and not talented enough to be the character? They had meetings, where the writer would wait to see who showed up before giving out the best part......and I would wait, and hope that Amanda would be busy, or Hope would be in a show.....and if they were, I would get the part. And I lived for those nights!
And then one night, the writer actually said to me, 'If Hope doesn't show up, I want you to play the lead' and I said, but it's only 7:30, and he said, 'so?' it'll give you time to read the lines, get used to them. And I did, and she didn't come, so I did the part, and afterwards he came over, and thanked me, and as I was leaving, he thought I couldn't hear, but I do have good ears, right Mom? And I heard him say, 'I would have preferred Hope, but that girl ...... was good enough'
Good enough. That's all I have to be.
(Turns to leave, stops look back)
One year, we'll see if you get invited to the wedding mom......if you're good enough.
(Exits to an interesting year)
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Janet S. Tiger 858-736-6315 CaregiversAnon.org
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
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