Too Much Hair to Manage

Thanksgiving at the Beker home has never been traditional. One can say my family doesn't fall into the category of 'TRADITIONAL' in any sense of the word. For instance, mom likes to host Thanksgiving on Friday, instead of Thursday. This, she says, allows my relatives to fly in on Thursday when flights are cheaper and less packed. And what difference does it make anyway when it's all about the whole family together? But when my dad announces on this particular Friday morning that he needs to get his hair cut. Well this just isn't acceptable to mom. "Why are you always cutting your hair? No one cuts their hair more than you! Not even Sami!" "I have too much hair to manage!" he bellows back. Keep in mind this is an 80-year old man we're talking about. Not something you'd normally hear from this age group. He makes a point by mussing up his hair, which creates a nice, silver mohawk on top of his head. "You have no idea how hard it is to handle my hair. I put so much mousse in it and it is still unmanageable!" (.... umm yes, my dad uses mousse, It's why I never need to bring hair product with me when I visit) "Why didn't you take care of this yesterday?" she asks. "Well yesterday was Thanksgiving. Everything was closed.” he counters, with a self-satisfied nod. At this point, I'm thinking Mom might just bite that bullet and host Thanksgiving on its regular day, if only because my dad can't run off anywhere. "Oh and I'm going to the Post Office after to drop some letters, " he adds. ...Oh yeah, that's another hobby of my dad. Besides managing his hair, he LOVES mail. He loves to walk to the community mailbox at the end of the block. He loves to buy stamps. He even loves getting bills! "You and your mail! Why don't I fix you a plate that you can enjoy at the mailbox by yourself?" "Well that would be nice, I'm sure the mailman has not eaten yet today." "The mailman! You are worrying about the mailman?" At this point, I jump in with "Dad, the mailman's fine. I'm sure he ate yesterday when it was thanksgiving for him." Probably not the best thing to say at this point, but luckily she is too focused on my dad to care. They go back and forth, with their bickering until he informs her that the barber only has limited hours today due to the holiday and he really has to go. So he goes. And she simmers for a bit. But then she smiles and says; "Well at least he has hair to manage." I smile. She's right. Not traditional in the least. But I'm perfectly fine with that. Hope you are all having a great thanksgiving weekend with your families. Traditional or not.