this is a good thing. I am in my mother's house only because I had to get out of Canada and I was a little worried about her since everyone around her is dying.
Her sister died a little while ago and now her sister's daughter, who had become a substitute, is not doing well. Her brother is ill as well. So I came down to see how she was doing.
Well, she's ornery and likely to be the one causing stress in other people's lives. Clearly she doesn't need me - when she runs short of people to manipulate, she finds new ones. They take advantage of her and take her money and property, and she doesn't learn. So no more of this. My godmother has been asking me to stay with her - next time that is what I am doing.
Meanwhile, my mother is sulking in her room because I challenged her. I proved her wrong in a political discussion so she switched to telling stories about how bad I was, like when I was 4 and crossed and 4 lane street to get to my father's job. I waited for her to tell the story (which she told wrong) and then I asked, "I have just one question - I was 4. Who was supposed to be watching me?" That made her start yelling and I just kept quietly making my point and finally she switched to talking about her childhood abuse. I said I didn't know about that and she said, "No, you don't." with some tone of satisfaction. Then she offered me her car to go to the summer house to get my clothes. I think she wanted me out of the house but I said no. It was late, and I am tired and anemic.
So now she is sulking in her room. I think she will recover by tomorrow.
Meanwhile I will take public transportation to get to my errands in the states.
I think this is going better than ever before. In the past it was aggravating. Now I just want to get the facts down so that, unlike her, I will retain a good memory of what's happened.
