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?"

Comments

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

So it is (I've done care work with elder folk) but you have to recall that people aren't always capable of such courtesy and your ma's memory is going so one tends to be a bit forgiving as I'm sure Lauren is well aware.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

My mother has always been capable of eye-watering rudeness. These days, actually, she's a considerably more mellow.