Mom has helpfully pointed out that in addition to the Two Squids:
I know a Spider, my sister has a Tarantula and they are both in the process of getting doctorates, one in genetics the other in robotics and her brain has helpfully conflated them into a single budding mad scientitst who is building Mutant Cyborg Arachnids.
She used to be able to keep track of who knew who because I had the large international cadre, and Sister’s friends were all from the PNW. Last year, Sister and a number of her friends moved internationally so now the Australians, Germans and Irish are starting to run together for her.
We haven’t even told her that one of my French People, “Ponds” has met and is kinda-sorta dating Sister’s International-Master’s-Degree-In-France “Frog”.
I inherited my night-owl tendencies from my mom so sometimes she would come down, see me on the computer and ask “How are the Australians?”. My sister has since moved to Australia and likes to call in and ask “So How are the Americans?”
“Which one of you has the Porcupine again?”
This situation is FURTHER compounded by my Dad having both Theater People Who-All-Have-The-Same-Six-Names-Because-They-Were-Born-In-The-50′s-So-They-Have-To-Be-Referred-To-By-Roles-Mom-Has-Seen-Them-Play-Onstage, AND his Civil Activist Friends that got started in the 60′s when it was OK to change your name to something like “Virtue” or “Pasadena Orange Blossom” so recently “Falstaff” is in a facebook fight with “Rolling Stone” about Colorado Weed Law.
“I couldn’t imagine trying to explain this to your grandpa. He barely understood email. Grandma though, she wouldn’t have blinked at two names. Probably would have suggested you have another three and attempt to defraud the IRS.”
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