I Have A Retarded Brother. His Name Is Mike. Part Trois.

Today I found this old photo of me and My Retarded Brother, Mike. It made me think of him, so I decided to give ol' Mike a call and mess with him a little bit. It's one of my favorite pastimes.
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Messin' With Mike

Comments

[Jenni in KS]

Awww! That's a really sweet photo!

[Shauna]

Typical sibling. . .picking on the other. . .That's cute!

[brandib]

ummmm, I didn't win the jacket. Not cool Ree.

[crissy]

That was adorable.

[catalinakel]

Ree. You're a maniac. Be nice to your brother. He's retarded.

[Debs]

That is sooooo funny. Do you pee in the shower? ROFLMAO I wonder how many "normal" men would admit that they do? hum.......

[Pamela]

Ree I have a brother Mike, tooHe always used to tell me I WAS RETARDEDWe're best friends now, tho.Of course we're both old farts now... so we do that instead of burp

[Tiggerlane]

I have to wonder, how often do you have these conversations with Mike? He must be totally used to you by now!!You have a cool phone voice, btw. So deceptively sweet...until you burp.

[Ree]

Hi, Jenni, Shauna, Brandiosa and Crissy! :)Catalinakel, ha! I love a woman who'll use the word "retarded".Debs, we should do an informal poll here on the blog! Pamela, hahahaha. Well, you know I don't do THAT...so I wouldn't know what you're talking about.Tiggerlane, we talk like this all the time. I poke him and prod him and he just rolls his eyes. The funny part is, I'M the one acting retarded and he's the normal, reasonable one. :)

[wetsy]

You are a Damn.

[Brooke]

Ree~ This is random I know....but you've got to vote on the Oklahoma quarter. Go to http://services.ok.gov/governor/ then to finalist selection. There are 4 with the Pinoeer Woman on it. I thought you might like to have a say in which one is picked since you are a Pioneer Woman yourself. Yes, I voted too. :)Take Care~ Brooke (PC girl)

[Karmyn R]

Your poor brother - having to deal with you.Can you burp your ABC's?

[Anonymous]

Reminded me of the time we put make up on Mike in the middle of the night.I am laughing so hard the tears are rolling down my cheeks.Tell Deebo hi! Shama

[Swampwitch]

I loved hearing Mike's voice...reminds me of when he sees me at the club and says, "Your LA's mom aren't you?...she's so pretty...but your pretty, too.Wish the world was more LIKE MIKE.Ree: Do you pee in the shower?

[Ree]

Brooke, what a fun idea. Thanks for the link...I'm voting.Karmyn r, yes! As a matter of fact, I can. I'm going to wait awhile before I post it, though. I'm not ready to say goodbye to you all yet.Shama, oh, if only we'd taken pics.Swampwitch, I don't have to answer that.

[Girl con Queso]

This picture is amazing. I love your blog. I'm so glad you stopped by mine so I could find yours. Thanks.

[willowtree]

Hey what's the big deal? In the words of the great George Costanza when he was caught peeing in the shower at the gym "Pipes are pipes".

[cecedon]

That's a great picture. Sounds like your brother and you have a pretty great relationship. So who's bed are you on? Funny that you'd be hanging on a bed with a big old horse on it and then end up the pioneer woman so many years later. Maybe the sheets had something to do with your destiny??

[Ree]

Girl Con Queso...howdy! :)WT...you may not believe this, but there is a huge divide among humans in terms of who will and who won't. Poll your friends; you'd be surprised.Cecedon...I got goosebumps reading your comment b/c I had that exact thought when I looked at the photo last night! I always knew it was fate that brought me here....:)

[Pam]

Okay, I love that you call your brother retarded. I mean, oh shoot. Let me start over. My sister is retarded. Mental age...~4-5 yrs. I call her retarded because...that's the name I grew up with. Not mentally challenged or mentally handicapped or mentally disabled. People are always shocked that I call her retarded. They think I'm teasing or kidding. So, my first thought when I read your post was you were being funny. Teasing, kidding.Then I listened to your phone calls. And at first I thought you were being funny, teasing, kidding. Until I got to the end. Now I don't know. I'm all stressed out about this. Is he all the things I mentioned? (Insert whichever name you like) I mean, I'm not passing judgement, I just want to be sure and get off this fence. I don't like sitting here, it hurts my ass.And I just gotta tell ya, I have been telling everyone I know about juice bag boy. And ROTFL too. God love 'em. He looks so much like your hubby. Its the eyes. And I see in your video why you fell for the boy. Holy sh*t woman. He so loves you...it's all in his eyes.And, I loved your video. I don't care for most C&W. I love Patsy and Loretta. I like Western music (Sons of the Pioneers, Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell, Joni Harms, and Sons of the San Joaquin etc)But this song was a lot of fun. You are a sassy gal...I could put you in my pocket and take you every where!♥Pam

[Pam]

Okay...d'uh. I went back and saw the link on Mike's name. *smack's forehead* Yup...as the blood relative...you and I both can call 'em retarded and get away with it!! Well, I can call my sis retarded and you can call Mike retarded...I don't know if we know each well enough to call each other's sibling..retarded. Whaddya think?♥Pam

[Ree]

Pam, you are so funny! I'm giggling reading your comments. I have to admit, I sometimes like using the "r" word just to watch people squirm. Sometimes when I'm feeling particularly ornery, if someone in a conversation casually says, "retard" or "retarded", I put on a dejected face and say, "Um, my brother is retarded. I don't appreciate that."I can usually last about 3.2 seconds through the look of terror on their face before I burst out laughing.Anyway, you made me smile this morning. And yeah, I think the "r" word is probably best reserved for one's own sibling. :)

[Robin]

GLAD you posted the other link since I'm just getting to "know ya" these days. Otherwise, it was a quick double take of "What??!". I wonder if Mike ever thinks he has a retarded sister? We have a nephew with Downs, and I'm glad my children have a cousin who can teach 'em more than we could ever tell 'em. Retarded is fine, but can you believe the term "mongoloid" was ever used??

[Ree]

Oh, I know! What a word THAT was. And I understand in England, they refer to epileptics as "spazzes" (I think), so when Tiger Woods said he "spazzed out" on the putting green at the Masters, the English press lambasted him...But Mongoloid is...not a great word.And you know, my children just know him as "Uncle Mike". I don't think it occurs to them that anything is "wrong". I couldn't ask for more than that!

[stephanie]

My younger sister is retarded. When I tell people that, they laugh. I'm like, "Um. Seriously. She is retarded. She is mentally functioning at the level of a 6 or 7 year old."My dad's in denial still...sorry, that's a downer. Let's just say it's been a long, hard road.ANYWAY, I like reading stories from people like you have been dealing with it, postively, and I like reading stories from people like Pam, too.Thanks.