by Claudia
Philip was getting ready to go to a party – by going through our mom’s medicine cabinet! I was astounded and thought I’d teach him a lesson. My mom at one time had back problems and was taking Soma for the pain. I’m sure that’s what he was looking for.
I took an empty prescription bottle and filled it with saccharin pills. Back then they came in pill form. I gave them to Phil and told him that Mom said they made her feel really good. “Okay,
great.”
The next morning, he just shook his finger at me – with a slight smile on his face. Then he proceeded to describe the experience of having saccharin dissolve in his mouth. He didn’t get mad. In fact, I don’t remember him ever getting angry with anyone. Only himself.
