Unless you're new around these parts you know that mom lives with me and she's a bit older. She's a few years shy of seventy which plants her in that sweet spot for COVID-19 to be nasty. Her immune system isn't compromised but she's had serious health issues in the past that make me wary of her doing more of anything out and about. That was great until work said all of you go home. I totally know why they are doing it and in theory it's a good thing but let me tell you how living with someone who doesn't plan well, who I have to work to keep healthy, and who invades my free time on a regular day is going to be super not fun when I don't have the consistency of work to partake of. As the nation moves to use the same technology I'm not sure if any of my current plans for classes will work out at all. That stress, on top of student stress, on top of been at home with mom stress is making me well stressed. And this week I found out I may not be able to continue my Dutch lessons in the fall because they aren't sure if it will be allowed to run online. Since I won't be traveling to Bloomington once a week if something doesn't change one of the things that have been keeping my brain engaged will be gone. I asked for a plan B or C just in case--cause that's who I am and how I work--but I haven't heard back on that yet. For now, just keep those of us who are on the other end of the care giving spectrum in your thoughts as well. I don't have day care and hopefully won't have food issues but I will have stir crazy family member soon since all the sports she watches are cancelled and we are at least two months out from her planned, but may get cancelled cause of you know imminent risk of death, vacation.
I love my mother, really I do. If I didn't she'd be homeless cause she sucks as a roommate. Not in the ways that would make someone suck traditionally though. She washes the dishes most days--but typically while you may still be eating because you just got home from work or running errands for her so now it looks like you're a jerk because she wants to finish the dishes before you have started savoring your meal. She cooks but nothing you asked for, want or desire to eat at any point in your life. She vacuums excessively but cannot for the life of her remember how to open the canister on the vacuum cleaner to empty the accumulated mess. And even though we have a senior bus system that can take her where she wants to go whenever she basically refuses to use it because it doesn't cater to her whims in the same way you do. This week 4/5 work days had me out until at least 8 PM even though one of them was technically a holiday but we went to see a speaker. After ea
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