Woh

Posted under american muslim, convert, sports by rahma

So, I visited my parents this weekend.  And a few days before I went, my mom called me up and asked me if I’d like to work out at her gym on Saturday.  And not only to hang out at her gym, but to go hot tubbing after working out.  It’s like, umm, mom, you do know that my swimsuit is all hijabified right?  Well, no, I didn’t actually say that.  She knows I wear my splashgear suit swimming, and when I work out, I wear hijab.  The fact that she actually was ok being seen with me decked out in all my hijabi goodness is a major step in our relationship islam wise.  Since I converted, she likes to pretend it didn’t happen.  Hijab makes that hard to do.

On top of that, she gave me a gorgeous purple shayla scarf with embroidered swirls on it.  Dude, who are you and what have you done with my mother?

Of course, nothing can be perfect.  She did have to get in remarks about how muslim women have a higher rate of vitamin D deficiency since we cover and don’t get enough sunlight.  I countered with the fact that we don’t get skin cancer nearly as much as the rest of the population.

Ah family.  Can’t live with em, can’t live without em.