Spoke to mum's sister last night ('Saint Sister' - know many here have one of those in the family!!!). Hasn't seen mum since .....??? Doesn't bother to ring me ..... to report 10 phone calls in one evening etc etc etc ..... which all crawled out the woodwork last night when I rang HER .... Full of advice about mum should be reading newspapers/going out more...... (WWWHHHHAAATTTT?)
Whether it was her 'guilty conscience' during course of conversation she offered to 'have mum' for New Year's Eve - TO GIVE ME A BREAK???!!!
Now, call me an ungrateful so-and-so... but I pointed out mum may become very disorientated having an overnight stay anywhere but her own relatively safe and familiar little bungalow......... is 'Saint Sister' certain she can manage assisting mum up and down her stairs to the loo during the day - or to make sure she doesn't wander and fall downstairs during the night? Is she prepared for mum appearing 'rude' to other visitors?
At which point, 'Oh, there'll be no other visitors, I'm on my own on New Year's Eve.....'
I probably need say no more... except I am still considering this amazing offer of 'respite' from mum's beloved sister ... and wondering whether driving for 2 hours on NYE to 'deliver' her to said sister and daring not have so much as a glass of wine to toast the New Year as I will have another 2 hours drive on New Years' Day to 'collect' and re-orientate mum....... Just WHO is this all about?????
Ho, hum,
Love, Karen, x
Whether it was her 'guilty conscience' during course of conversation she offered to 'have mum' for New Year's Eve - TO GIVE ME A BREAK???!!!
Now, call me an ungrateful so-and-so... but I pointed out mum may become very disorientated having an overnight stay anywhere but her own relatively safe and familiar little bungalow......... is 'Saint Sister' certain she can manage assisting mum up and down her stairs to the loo during the day - or to make sure she doesn't wander and fall downstairs during the night? Is she prepared for mum appearing 'rude' to other visitors?
At which point, 'Oh, there'll be no other visitors, I'm on my own on New Year's Eve.....'
I probably need say no more... except I am still considering this amazing offer of 'respite' from mum's beloved sister ... and wondering whether driving for 2 hours on NYE to 'deliver' her to said sister and daring not have so much as a glass of wine to toast the New Year as I will have another 2 hours drive on New Years' Day to 'collect' and re-orientate mum....... Just WHO is this all about?????
Ho, hum,
Love, Karen, x