und du sagst, du wolltest immer raus hier...

Okay, so I just talked to my grandma on the phone. First, let me say it is difficult with her. She is 86 years old, lives in a nursing home and has been kind of depressive since her husband died a couple of years ago. Plus, she is one of those old people who are generally disapproving of pretty much anything the younger generations in general and - more specifically - their families are up to. So yeah, it is hard to find something nice to talk about with her that she is interested in. But obviously one needs to take care of their family and so I always try.

Anyway, one of the things she IS still interested in is TV. Those cheesy ZDF flicks and series that a certain Timo Hübsch has been doing quite a lot (as Wikipedia told me), to be precise. Knowing that he used to be the male lead in "Wege zum Glück" not long ago and being very, very sure that said grandma does watch that shit, I mentioned him being in AWZ at the moment. Completely innocently. Casual conversation. Really. Just to have something to talk about.

Turns out those fangirl-genes seem to be inherited. Because my grandma is a total fangirl. *headdesks lots* She was all "OMG, I LOVE HIM, I'M SO GONNA WATCH THAT, WHEN DOES IT AIR?"
I AM NOT READY FOR THIS.

She does kind of know about my fandom activities. You know, that it's a gay storyline, that I enjoy watching it. I don't like to hold back about stuff I love and stuff that's important to me, so everyone knows. Kind of. And I don't think she thinks that it's awful that I watch it and I wouldn't consider her a homophobe or anything, but I don't think she gets it either.

And she is still a 86-year old lady with 86-year old values and OH NO, I AM SO NOT COMFORTABLE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER WATCHING MY SHOW. I CANNOT COPE, ALL I DO IS FLAIL HELPLESSLY. *continues headdesking*