January 20, 2005

Nature vs Nurture

I went into the cupboard to get a bowl. In the set of stacked bowls I needed to get to were several pieces of tupperware. I went to move them out of the way, and couldn't figure out where to put them. They were spilling everywhere. I couldn't control my tupperware. I thought of my mother's tupperware cupboard which I avoided like the plague, swearing when I had my own place my tupperware would be organized. And in 5 months, with less than 10 pieces, it's completely unorganized. It made me wonder, is tupperware inherently chaotic? Can it be tamed? Or is it its nature to spread wildly in cupboards, taking over everything like a nasty parasite? I believe so.

Or, you know, I've already become my mother.

1 comment:

Pam said...

HA! My tupperware shares a cupboards with the pots and pans and mixing bowls and pyrex. I try my hardest to keep it in it's own corner. I got so frustrated one day I threw half of it out.

I think it's just one of those things you have to face. You are your mother ;-)