Of course she bloody doesn’t

Further to what I said about my mum in my last entry:

My sister messaged me today to apologise for not being able to pick up mums Mothers Day gift.  She also said that mum, in her 70’s and having had a triple heart bypass, refuses to believe she’s vulnerable to Covid-19.  My reply?

“Of course mum doesn’t think she’s vulnerable, when does she ever?”

She’s always been like this about her health.  Always.

Example.  When she told me about needing the heart op, she made it seem like she had mentioned to the doctor having chest pains and he had an ambulance take her to hospital in an abundance of caution.

My dad told me the truth.  She had massive chest pains during a doctors appointment and was rushed to hospital.

The thing that annoyed her most though?  Wasn’t the thought of having open heart surgery.  It was needing to go back to the doctors to pick up the car.

So of course she doesn’t think she is vulnerable.  I would be more shocked if she did.

My mother, ladies and germs.  I love her, but she can be fucking frustrating.

Will

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March 17, 2020

I hate to tell you she always will be…..frustrating…..But we all have to love our mom’s no matter what……

March 17, 2020

I can see how that would be infuriating.

March 17, 2020

My mom’s that way, too.

She was visiting me once, and got sick. First she claimed it was “just from the dust” (we’d cleaned the garage). Then it was “just a cold. I’ll be fine. I just need a little rest.” After 2 weeks of this, I insisted on taking her to Urgent Care. Good thing I did. She had pneumonia.

March 17, 2020

@gypsywynd thing is, I know that part of the reason my mum does it is because she doesn’t want us to worry.  She just doesn’t realise it makes me worry even more

March 17, 2020

@williamthebloody mine’s the same way. I think it’s a mom thing.

March 17, 2020

Same here.