Well the military operation to get mum's party underway for Sunday has fallen at the first hurdle ... tonight was ironing and cleaning for my family before the onslaught of the weekend .......
Arrive home a little while ago from work to a phone call from mum ..... "I need to go to the shop". "What do you need? I'll get it." "I don't need anything."
Note the high anxiety in her voice ...... as she stutters ..."But I can't go to the shop because I've lost my purse." (Sigh, looks like I can tell my son we're starting the party games early ....... ) "And the shopping". "What shopping?'" "The shopping I got when I went to the corner shop only I had forgotten my purse ... I came back for it and paid for my shopping .... but now I've lost the shopping and my purse has gone" .......
Sure there are many will be familiar with this type of conversation ....... so why am I here now rambling on TP? Because son - who is yet to discover we are off to play 'Hunt the purse' - is out locally with no house key and no phone (GGGGGrrrrr - what point buying kids mobiles when they never have them with them when you want them? ) ... so I have to wait until he or his dad arrives home so I can get down to mum's and try to sort her out ..... I'm 'on pins' not wanting to start anything in case I suddenly get the green flag to go dashing off .....
I am trying very hard to stay up-beat about this and keep my humour ..... but I have to say the situation makes me appreciate the anxiety long-distance carers must go through over the trivial and not-so-trivial ...
Thanks for letting me rant ....
Karen, x
(PS: Perhaps I should start a thread in the Tea-Room - Cluedo style .... prize for anyone who guesses where the purse is by the time I get back later!!!!!! And bonus prize if anyone can discover - because she can't remember - what she bought at the shop that she has managed to lose as well!!!!!! )
Arrive home a little while ago from work to a phone call from mum ..... "I need to go to the shop". "What do you need? I'll get it." "I don't need anything."
Note the high anxiety in her voice ...... as she stutters ..."But I can't go to the shop because I've lost my purse." (Sigh, looks like I can tell my son we're starting the party games early ....... ) "And the shopping". "What shopping?'" "The shopping I got when I went to the corner shop only I had forgotten my purse ... I came back for it and paid for my shopping .... but now I've lost the shopping and my purse has gone" .......
Sure there are many will be familiar with this type of conversation ....... so why am I here now rambling on TP? Because son - who is yet to discover we are off to play 'Hunt the purse' - is out locally with no house key and no phone (GGGGGrrrrr - what point buying kids mobiles when they never have them with them when you want them? ) ... so I have to wait until he or his dad arrives home so I can get down to mum's and try to sort her out ..... I'm 'on pins' not wanting to start anything in case I suddenly get the green flag to go dashing off .....
I am trying very hard to stay up-beat about this and keep my humour ..... but I have to say the situation makes me appreciate the anxiety long-distance carers must go through over the trivial and not-so-trivial ...
Thanks for letting me rant ....
Karen, x
(PS: Perhaps I should start a thread in the Tea-Room - Cluedo style .... prize for anyone who guesses where the purse is by the time I get back later!!!!!! And bonus prize if anyone can discover - because she can't remember - what she bought at the shop that she has managed to lose as well!!!!!! )