new years eve confession

"I only do it to keep things interesting" - Jan Payette about why she cheats at scrabble with mother.

The confession was damning indeed. Her mother, Dolly, is in her 80s with rapidly deteriorating eyesight. She can barely see printed material in broad daylight without a flashlight. Jan takes advantage of the situation by throwing a few extra scrabble tiles on her tray. Maybe she spells the word "WEFKLY" for a triple word score now and then.

Despite Jan's clear lack of scruples, her mother still bests her at the game. Jan insists that her mother is some sort of superhuman scrabble player and that she needs the extra help just to stay in the game. So after the initial shock upon hearing the confession, we decided that so long as Dolly has a steady Scrabble partner, it is forgivable for her daughter to take a few unearned points now and then.

Happy New Year!