The LOLs of LIFE

Yesterday, actually 2 days ago, was a good day for me. I hung out with friends and I always enjoy that. I was getting ready to watch some TV at by BFF's house, when I saw that my mom called and left me a VM and texted me-something about how she was stuck downtown and needed me to pick her AND her friend up. So I'm thinking something serious happened- did somebody smash up my mom's precious car, the car that I think she loves more than her children? (I am totally kidding about that.) So I call my mom and she tells me that she parallel parked downtown and she is parked so close to the curb that she is unable to move and that there's not enough room for her to move forward and pull out. My instant thought is "For real? Is this woman I call my mom crazy?" I ask her if she's being serious and she tells me yes. I ask her again and she still tells me yes. LOL. I beg her to call my little brother so I don't have to leave my friends, but that didn't work out, so I had to drive down there anyways. I get there and I see that there is a HUGE space between the car behind my mom and my mom's car. I asked her if she tried to back up and she said that she did, but was unsuccessful. I tell her to give me the keys and let me try. I warned her that I might scratch her hubcabs, but it was better than being stuck. I hop in the car and put it in reverse. I was only semi-successful. So, I put back into drive and start turning the wheel right to left, right to left. This helps. I put it back in reverse and turn the wheel again. Slowly but surely I'm getting out of the space. I put it back into drive and at this point, I'm inching away from the curb just enough to allow me to pull out. I get out and tell my mom "I'll see you at home!" But alas, her friend tells me to just pull all the way out so my mom doesn't get stuck again. So, I put the car in reverse again and make it so my mom can get out. At this point, my mom is almost in tears, b/c she thought she was going to have to leave her car there. She runs up and hugs me and tells me she doesn't know what she would do without me and thanks me so much for saving her car. I tell her you're welcome and that I need to teach her how to properly parallel park. LOL. It was a sight to see. I love my mom.