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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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We did ask her to sit; she didn't want to.

I'm very conscious that she's working to a timetable and that if my mother keeps her hanging about she's going to be late for the next appointment.

Her routine is very important to my mother- but, even so, she's beginning to forget what it is.