Guilt

Yesterday Plotnik changed his airline ticket for the trip to S.City in the middle of January. He and Barb are going down for a family event, but decided to stay two nights instead of three. He has to admit that his recent conversations with certain family members, in which he and Duck have once again been accused of not doing enough for the family, had some input into this decision to stay less time than they usually do.

So what happens? Last night Plotnik and his Mom are walking down a path in the forest, returning home from some visit. Plot is upset about something, so he walks ahead of Mummy P. but then realizes he's lost contact with her and starts retracing his steps to try and find her. There she is, off in the distance, walking uneasily down the path, trying to make her way home. She's alone and is having trouble walking. She totters, flails and then falls. Plotnik shouts but she can't hear him. Someone helps her up and she begins the slow, laborious trek again. Plotnik calls to her but he is stuck in some meadow and can't get back to her fast enough. He wakes up, sweating, heart racing.

He sits up in bed, realizing once again that of course he loves his mom and would do anything to keep her from falling. He also realizes he is a total putz who can't do any damn thing concerning his family without paying the Price of Guilt. Duck hears him rustling and says: "Another Jewish dream again?"