You haven't truly hit rock bottom until you've heard your youngest brother singing off-key at the top of his lungs in a jam-packed car full of kids.
"SHE'LL BE COMIN' 'ROUND THE MOUNTAIN WHEN SHE COOOMESSS!!!"
Dad always loves lightening the mood of a less-than-ideal situation, so he decided to do a family-wide karaoke while we were on the trip. Dad and J.J. are having fun, but not so much for the rest of us. Dominic's acting happy, but he's got a fake smile.
"SHE'LL BE COMIN' 'ROUND THE MOUNTAIN, SHE'LL BE COMIN' 'ROUND THE MOUNTAIN, SHE'LL BE COMING 'ROUND THE MOUNTAIN WHEN SHE COMES!!!"
"Alright, new song!" Dad volunteers.
" Ooh! Ooh! PLEASE!"
"J.J., you already had 5! How about you, James?"
I didn't want to get distracted at all. I was working on my essay's introduction.
"Naomi?"
Naomi looked back at our house, probably thinking about her phone.
"Steph..."
Stephanie didn't even wait for Dad to say the rest of her name.
"You better stop, the love you save might be your own! Darling, take it slow, or someday you'll be all alone!"
Everyone except Mom, Dad, and J.J. groaned at the thought of hearing Stephanie sing that song again. J.J. started singing it as well.
"DARLING, LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE YOU CROSS ME! YOU'RE HEADING FOR A DANGER ZONE!!"
Daniel and I leaned on the car window to see the sign saying "Leaving Brooklyn" and our faces said the same thing:
"Oy Vey!"
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Interstate 95
HumorThere's nothing in the world more suspenseful than a quiet family dinner. The one thing you hear is forks stabbing the food and clanging against the plate. Even with a family of six kids, sometimes, dinners end up quiet. My dad hates quiet dinners...
