conversation with my mother

[redbird]

I talked to my mother today, and she is well and enjoying the warm weather. My aunt Lea is well and having her groceries delivered instead of walking two blocks to the store, which we agreed was a good idea. (Lea is my mother's younger sister, and they're both in their eighties.)

I am, however, still a bit annoyed about how the call went. I emailed and said that I'd like to chat, asking her to call when it was a good time. My mother called a few minutes later, and we talked for a little while before a skype call came in, and she told the other person "hang on a minute" and then told me we'd talk later, and took the other call. She has a regularly scheduled call with this cousin, and had forgotten that--and I still think that given that Mom had called me, she should have told *Marilyn* "I'll call you later" instead of putting me off.

cattitude and I went for a walk, my second of the day, which helped some in calming me down. When Mom called back, I told her I was unhappy, and why. She started to explain in terms of tech and "hadn't realized how skype was going to work," and I told her that wasn't the point, the point was that she had called me, at a time she selected, and should not have taken another non-urgent call. At that point I think she got it: she apologized, and agreed with me that she wouldn't do that again. Then we talked about my baking bread, what news we're each following, getting food delivered, and so on.

Comments

[vass]

Ugh. I'm glad your mother got it eventually.

[serene]

I know those feelings. Mom and I work hard not to take each other for granted, but it's easy to slip into it. Glad you have your walks for calming, and that you were able to talk it out with your mom.