MOTHER FREAKS IF I DON'T CALL HER THE ***SECOND*** AFTER SHE LEAVES A MESSAGE. :yucky:

IF I DON'T PICK UP THE PHONE OR CALL HER BACK, SHE GETS WORRIED, SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS, THE DIFFERENCE NOW IS THAT I LIVE 500 MILES AWAY AND SHE CAN'T DRIVE OVER, LET HERSELF IN AND YELL OUT "KKKKIIIIMMMMM ARE YOU OK?????!!!!!!!!!!!". THIS ONLY WORSENNED AFTER THE STROKE.

I HAVE TOLD HER OVER AND OVER AND OVER, 1) I HAVE THREE "CLEAR" EEG'S THAT SAY THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT ANOTHER WILL HAPPEN 2) IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT CAUSED BY A WRECK 3) STROKE SURVIVORS GET COLDS AND OTHER ILLNESSES TOO!!!!! TO NO AVAIL. I AM THE OLDEST AND SHE DOESN'T DO THIS TO MY SISTERS WHO LIVE 100 MILES AND 300 MILES AWAY.

OH, THEY GET THE "PANIC STRICKEN" CALLS TOO. THE DIFFERENCE IS .....***THEY CALL HER RIGHT BACK OR HAVE THE GOOD SENSE TO ANSWER THE PHONE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!!! :dribble: I FEEL SORRY FOR HER, SO, I HAVE STARTED CALLING HER BACK RIGHT AWAY SO SHE WON'T BE UPSET. I KNOW HER HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE, BUT SOMETIMES, LIKE I HAVE TOLD HER, I AM ASLEEP, AT WORK, OR OTHERWISE ENGAGED IN LIVING. :hahaha:

HER PAT RESPONSE" I JUST WORRY, THAT'S ALL. IF YOU WERE A MOTHER YOU'D UNDERSTAND." ACTUALLY, I THINK DADDY PUTS HER UP TO A LOT OF THIS AND "EGGS" HER ON. SHE IS BEWILDERED THAT IT MAY BE A MONTH OR TWO BEFORE I CAN GO DOWN TO ALABAMA AND VISIT. THEY CAN'T SEE WELL ENOUGH TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE UP HERE. IF THEY DROVE UP, NOT ONLY WOULD *** I **** WORRY, BUT THE DRIVERS IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, TENNESSE AND KENTUCKY HAD BETTER WATCH OUT. THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN BE DRIVING AT ALL, IN MY OPINION. ( ANOTHER TOPIC) :blush:

ANYWAY, I CALLED HER BACK TODAY, LIKE I PROMISED. SHE SHOT OUT QUESTIONS FASTER THAN A CANNON BALL!!!! I FELT LIKE I WAS ON "JEOPARDY" :yikes: FINALLY I SAID "MOTHER, WHO IS ...... A MOTHER FROM ALABAMA ASKING TOO MANY QUESTIONS TOO FAST?". :hahaha: SHE DIDN'T THINK IT TOO FUNNY. :oops:

SO, I GOT TO HEAR EVERY SINGLE THING MY NEICE AND NEPHEW HAVE SAID OR DONE IN THE PAST WEEK (SHE FORGETS SHE HAS ALREADY TOLD ME TWICE) AND YOU CAN'T TELL HER SHE ALREADY TOLD YOU BECAUSE THAT JUST MAKES HER START OVER!!!! :dribble: :yadayada: BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS DRIVES MY **SISTER** CARAZY TOO AND SHE IS THEIR MOTHER!!!!! :happydance: OH WELL. KAREN ( THE SIS) SAID TO ME. "HEY, SHE TELLS ***ME*** WHAT THEY SAID OR DID AND **I'M*** THE ONE WHO TOLD HER!!!!!!!!!!!" I GUESS BEING GRANDPARENTS MAKES THEM A LITTLE CRAZY, I DUNNO.

IT'S A LITTLE ANNOYING, BUT I HAVE TO STOP AND THINK A MINUTE. ONE DAY, SHE WON'T BE HERE. ONE DAY, I WILL MISS THOSE "NOSY" KNOCKS, OR WHAT I CONSIDER "PROBING" QUESTIONS. I WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER MOTHER. NO ONE CAN TAKE HER PLACE AND GIVE ME THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE SHE DOES NO MATTER WHAT CRAP I HAVE DOLED OUT HER WAY OVER THE YEARS. AFTER SOME REFLECTION, I HAVE DECIDED.

TOMORROW, I AM GOING TO SEND HER A PLANT. THE NOTE WILL READ....."TO THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD". MAYBE JUST MAYBE, IF SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE PHONE LINES TIED UP BETWEEN HERE AND THE OTHER SISTERS, I WILL CALL HER FIRST FOR A CHANGE. I USED TO DO THAT. I AM ALWAYS WHINING ABOUT HOW I WANT TO BE LIKE I WAS "BEFORE". MAYBE I'LL START WITH MAMA. SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD GUINEA PIG IN THE PAST.

I'LL BE ON THREE WAY CALL WITH THE SISTERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON HEARING ALL ABOUT IT AS I AM SURE SHE WILL CALL AND TELL THEM :chat:

MOTHERS, CAN'T LIVE WITHEM" CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT EM" :hug: :hug: :hug: