It's My Party

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Jeannette Watson. It's My Party

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It’s My Party

a memoir

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I grew up at a time when frozen food was becoming popular. How I loved Birds Eye beef pie, which was sometimes served on Sunday nights, when the cook was off. On Fridays we ate hamburgers and French fries with buttery Birds Eye frozen corn. We also enjoyed TV dinners, with each item confined to its own little compartment.

My parents worried a lot over bad breath and were constantly blaming garlic as the main cause of it—also raw onions, which I quite liked. At one point my mother said sweetly to me, “I hope you don’t mind my telling you this, but your breath is fetid.” When she saw my face fall she said, “Oh, do you mind my telling you? I’m always thrilled when your father tells me.” (I would imagine the conversation. My father: “Olive, your breath is fetid!” My mother, gratefully: “Oh Tom, thank you so much for telling me!”)

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