entry 60

I haven't posted much this week. 

Not much to tell until yesterday!

Mom had a meltdown at the therapists office. 

 I told mom that I would be in the therapists office for a few minutes
but apparently she didn't remember. 

 {we were separated by one door in one wall}.  

Very long story short...

The whole way home mom went on and on about how someone

 should  have told her she'e be alone in the reception room .  

 I tried and tried to explain to her that I simply had to meet with the therapist,

she was to wait in the reception room
 and read the magazines and photo album I brought to keep her busy.  

It didn't matter what I said.

 She absolutely could not or would not understand.

I had planned to run several errands after the session.

When I pulled into the Walmart parking lot she wouldn't go into the store.

Mom, why?

 I might get left in the store! 

I'm safer in the car!

Don't leave the keys because someone might see them and kidnap me.

{any smart kidnapper would stay far away from my car}

By this time I was so frustrated with her.

I tried to explain that I simply needed to pick up a few items and she would not be left!  

Nothing worked.

She was convinced that this was some sort of ploy to leave her somewhere.

{believe me...at that point in time that was exactly what i wished i could do}

I ran into the store but was so anxious about her being alone in the car 

 I cut the list short and decided to go home.

By the time we got home I was frustrated to no end

 and  of course she was fine.

I started to get another migraine so I laid down to rest.  

At this point I figured she was on her own for a while.  

She had food, water, shelter and Bear.

I let John deal with her the rest of the night!

mom in the reception room

a small boy waiting patiently across from mom

{she had no memory of anyone else being in the room with her}