You Are Such a Bubbie | Lola is 40
5 Jan
Written By - Lori Stefanac – Lola is 40
So, the 
other day, I was having coffee with a friend when I take out my lipstick case, hold the teeny, tiny mirror up to eye level, and reapply my lipstick.
“OH MY GOD! YOU ARE SUCH A BUBBIE!” my friend cries. (‘Bubbie’ being the name of a Jewish Grandma, for all of my non-Jewish friends).
I look around. I KNOW she’s not talking to ME because I’m a hot, blonde, fortysomething but look more like a thirtysomething MILF for God’s sake!
Wait. She’s looking at me and tears of hysterical laughter are streaming down her face. She repeats the offending sentence,
“YOU ARE SUCH A BUBBIE!”
“I am?” I ask, suddenly aware of the little old ladies surrounding us who all seem to have MY lipstick case in tow.
Well, I have to dispute this argument. My pride is at stake. So I say,
“WOULD A BUBBIE DO THIS?” [...]
