It was weird, as I waded through the legal jargon spelling out the representative agreement, and the documents giving my brother power of attorney should something happen to one or both of our parents... I realized it didn't feel personal. It was like the documents I was signing were for someone else, I mean *my* parent's are "Mom" and "Dad"... who are these people?
When I got to the section dictating the resolution of conflicts I knew that "these people" were one and the same with my parents. I could see the dissolution of the legal mumbo jumbo into a striking clarity with the statement:
" ...and any conflicts shall be resolved by coin toss"Waitaminute... whaaaaat?!?
There they are, those are definitely my parents you're talking about. *smirk* I can just imagine the consternation of the person drafting this document... the mental grinding of gears as they stumble through it while reading it this time, and every time after *satisfied grin*. It doesn't fit the standard, and I like to think of it as a very Canadian, passive aggressive way of throwing a wrench in the works *sticks out tongue*
As Dad said chuckling when we talked about it later... I know you guys are smart kids, and I trust you to make decisions in our best interest. If there's a conflict it's probably because you're both right, and there's no point in agonizing over it.
It echoed this sentiment, something he used to say all the time ...
"Do something! Even if it's wrong..."It hearkens back to the oldest form of decision making, let whatever gods may be decide the outcome of my fate.
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