Carryout? Or Dine In?

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"I am whispering because I don't want to wake your mother," my father told me upon answering the phone.

I know the routine well. Never call the landline phone on the days my father isn't working as the phone by my mother's bed will wake her up. This supremely aggravates my father. Mom usually doesn't stir until around late evening if she isn't disturbed.

"How are you Chuck?" my father then asked still whispering.

"I am fine," I replied feeling the need to whisper as well. "All I need is for your to put my Cokes on the back porch."

"I will set them out there," my father replied.

Is my mother that terrible of a person to be around? I have always found her a kind and pleasant person. Dad says she will burden him with problems and "honey do" projects.