Grumbling Behind Closed Doors: a daughter and mother are at loggerheads

 

Can you imagine some of the scenarios that might have happened?  For instance:

Mutti:

Lotte, can you help me with Friedrich and Hans?

Lotte:

Mutti, I can’t. I’ve got to get to my BDM meeting.

Mutti:

Can’t you miss it just for once?

Lotte:

You know I can’t. We have our first aid test today.

Mutti.

I could do with some first aid. Shouldn’t your priority be to help the family? They want us to have more children. Don’t they know how difficult this can be? Surely if you’re helping at home, helping to bring up decent German citizens, you’re doing your bit.

Lotte:

I’ve got to go now or I’ll be late.

Mutti

They haven’t really thought this through. Go on then.

 

BDM leader:

Heil Hitler. Lotte Kaiser, you’re late.

Lotte:

Heil Hitler. I’m sorry. I had to help Mutti with the twins.

BDM leader:

That’s a sloppy apology for saluting the Führer. You’ll help your two brothers better by being fully here.

Lotte:

Mutti’s finding it hard. It’s all very well having more children but with Vati away fighting and me not available to help ….

BDM leader:

Is your Mutti criticising Herr Hitler?

Lotte (bows her head and shrugs)

She wouldn’t do that.

BDM leader:

I should hope not. She should be honoured.