A PKL adventure | Imamother

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Dec 31 2023, 9:33 pm

baltomom wrote:

Loved your story (as usual), PKL!

I will add that I gave my YB son his best Chanukah present ever--a scarf!--after he told me that it's a "zach" for bachurim to walk around all day wearing a scarf. Evidently this is great YB fashion for indoors and outdoors, warm or cold!

Haha. I doubt my "brilliant but clueless" son knows the fashion, but he was ready to give in about the scarf as long as he didn't have to wear his coat.
And he was right about the coat. It was totally not needed after about 5 minutes.

amother

Maize

Sun, Dec 31 2023, 9:34 pm

hodeez wrote:

Thank you for the mighty fine read, pickle lady!

I agree about the fine read.

But this is PKL=Potato Kugel Lady.

No pickles involved (except can be served in the side).

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Dec 31 2023, 9:35 pm

amother Amaryllis wrote:

So OP, did you ever imagine when you became PKL that people will use this to figure out who your kids are? 🤣

Nope.
But I need to hear from amother Impatiens if that's really what made her figure it out. Wink

amother

Coffee

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 8:09 am

BH, no one tripped or sprained an ankle. You sound like very supportive parents. I totally know the type of your YB. One of my family members was once detained at work on a winter Friday and realized as he started his drive that he was never getting home in time for Shabbos. He parked his car by the side of the road and happily proceeded to walk the 15 miles home! It was either that or Shabbos in the woods.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 9:58 am

Some of you mentioned that men in general are like that- they have a distorted concept of time. Many men would say that women are like that! That it takes them forever to get ready to go out, while the men are ready in two minutes. (Put on a tie- shoin, I'm ready. )

In my case, it happens to be that my husband is something like a yekke. He has that punctual gene, and when he says 15 minutes- I know it's exactly 15 minutes. I am not like that so maybe my son gets it from me.

I just chalk it up to the fact that teenagers' brains are not fully developed yet, so it's more difficult for them to judge distances and times. What's more, YB doesn't wear a watch, so when he said he has walked it in the past in 35 minutes, I assume he had to rely on his cute imagination to arrive at that number.

amother

↑ Peachpuff

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 10:24 am

amother OP wrote:

Some of you mentioned that men in general are like that- they have a distorted concept of time. Many men would say that women are like that! That it takes them forever to get ready to go out, while the men are ready in two minutes. (Put on a tie- shoin, I'm ready. )

In my case, it happens to be that my husband is something like a yekke. He has that punctual gene, and when he says 15 minutes- I know it's exactly 15 minutes. I am not like that so maybe my son gets it from me.

I just chalk it up to the fact that teenagers brains are not fully developed yet, so they have a harder time judging times. What's more, YB doesn't wear a watch, so when he said he has walked it in the past in 35 minutes, I assume he had to rely on his cute imagination to arrive at that number.

I love your outlook, perspective, and humor!!!!! l

↑ NechaMom ↓

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:23 pm

amother Gold wrote:

What’s PKL?

There’s a poster here who always has very very very interesting stories and it started with stories of potato kugel so she earned the title PKL potato kugel lady.

↑ NechaMom ↓

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:28 pm

Op please publish a book. With the title Potato Kugel Lady so we know what to look out for. Most books are about lofty Rebetzins and levels we can’t relate to. We can use some normal grounded human short stories of normal life with its ups and downs. With your humor and amazing talent in writing it would be a bestseller! I really mean it! Would you consider it? While the potato kugel bakes...

↑ Busybee5 ↓

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:30 pm

NechaMom wrote:

There’s a poster here who always has very very very interesting stories and it started with stories of potato kugel so she earned the title PKL potato kugel lady.

Yes and can I add that we all look up to her because of her amazing positive attitude, and amazing writing! She has us hooked.
Thank you pkl!

↑ Busybee5

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:31 pm

NechaMom wrote:

Yes I'll pre order it!

amother

Tangerine

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:58 pm

NechaMom wrote:

And please include a foreword by Mrs. Niddahtude - it will sell like hotcakes!!

↑ hodeez

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 3:00 pm

amother Maize wrote:

I agree about the fine read.

But this is PKL=Potato Kugel Lady.

No pickles involved (except can be served in the side).

I see PKL, my brain sees pickle 🤷

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 5:39 pm

NechaMom wrote:

Hmph, how do you know I'm not a lofty Rebbetzin?

Thanks for all the compliments- really, I'm flattered. But as much as I'm a people pleaser and I'd love to oblige, I don't plan to ever publish a book, sorry. (Bli neder.)

Many reasons, but one is that there are publishing costs, and another is that I assume there are many hoops to jump through to get a book published. And I wouldn't know where to begin. Plus, I've said many times, I'm not a writer. I just tell stories that happened to me.

What I can maybe do is something that has been suggested here many times. In lieu of a book, I can try to compile all the PKL threads into one thread, starting from the first story.

While the potato kugels bake...

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 5:41 pm

amother Tangerine wrote:

And please include a foreword by Mrs. Niddahtude - it will sell like hotcakes!!

And if Mrs. Niddahtude wants to contact me, I'd love to collaborate with her. Very Happy

It will sell like hot potato kugels!

↑ Sunny Days

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 6:41 pm

amother OP wrote:

Even if you are a lofty rebbetzin (I guess your comment means you are? 🤔 hmm) it’s not those flowery drashas we’re after. It’s the everyday stories with your spice, humor and geshmak we need more of!

Eta, I didn’t even see the post you responded to before responding. Just went back to see what it was and I can delete my comment now, since NechaMom explained it better.

amother

↑ OP

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 6:44 pm

Sunny Days wrote:

Nooooo...I was just kidding. I was asking what gave it away that I'm not? Very Happy

Maybe that I spend too much time on Imamother, while a lofty rebbetzin would probably be saying tehillim?

↑ NechaMom ↓

Mon, Jan 01 2024, 6:56 pm

amother OP wrote:

Nooooo...I was just kidding. I was asking what gave it away that I'm not? Very Happy

Maybe that I spend too much time on Imamother, while a lofty rebbetzin would probably be saying tehillim?

Or baking potato kugel for the needy. I think we’ve come full circle! Very Happy