You Guess Is As Good As Mine

[poliphilo]

The carer arrives a little earlier than usual and my mother keeps her waiting while she pours herself another cup of tea and drinks it. I read this as bloody minded self assertion; Ailz reads it as an inability to deviate from routine.

"Are you happy to have Lauren stand here watching you drink that cup of tea?" I ask, trying not to explode.

""No." Says my mother, "But what else can I do?"

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[splodgenoodles.livejournal.com]

I do too, and I always treat my carers with courtesy.

If it helps any, the ones I work with are well aware that their clients can't always follow the normal rules - and they care about them anyway. They understand the need for routine in some clients very well.

If I'm not ready for my carer's help, they're invited to sit and wait and have a cuppa and snack.