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I've been caught up in stuff for the non-profit for the last couple days and have nothing to say that doesn't involve ridiculous amounts of whining, but I did want to do a quick mom update: The good news is, the pain patches she tried on Tuesday seem to be working well; she's been feeling a lot better since then. So yay for that. I'm going to have to try to figure out how to detach my mood from hers--right now every time she has a bad day it sends me into a depression, and I can't keep letting that happen. But I don't know how to fix it. Any ideas?
Her best friend (B.) is visiting, which I'm very happy for, although my mother says B. thinks she, my mother, is likely to drop dead at any second. I'm hoping that by the time she leaves, B. will have realized that my mother still has some life left. My mother is also pissed at B. because B. called her ex-boss... they met when they both worked as secretaries at a law firm in Chicago. The thing is, my mother wasn't on the best terms with her boss by the time she retired--he was having an affair with another attorney and expected her to cover for him, and she resented being dragged into that. So when she found out B. had called him, she wasn't too happy. I think I've been seriously underestimating the potential for stupid little emotional dramas for the next few months. Hopefully that side of things will calm down a bit.
Today she and B. were planning to go casket shopping. I almost wish I could have been there for that; they can be pretty raucous when they get going. I'm sure they scandalized the funeral home.
Also, why don't houses just stay clean permanently?
Her best friend (B.) is visiting, which I'm very happy for, although my mother says B. thinks she, my mother, is likely to drop dead at any second. I'm hoping that by the time she leaves, B. will have realized that my mother still has some life left. My mother is also pissed at B. because B. called her ex-boss... they met when they both worked as secretaries at a law firm in Chicago. The thing is, my mother wasn't on the best terms with her boss by the time she retired--he was having an affair with another attorney and expected her to cover for him, and she resented being dragged into that. So when she found out B. had called him, she wasn't too happy. I think I've been seriously underestimating the potential for stupid little emotional dramas for the next few months. Hopefully that side of things will calm down a bit.
Today she and B. were planning to go casket shopping. I almost wish I could have been there for that; they can be pretty raucous when they get going. I'm sure they scandalized the funeral home.
Also, why don't houses just stay clean permanently?