Appointments

I live in a different city from my mom, but we talk often. Here is a normal conversation.

I went to my hair appointment and they screwed up the times so I had to wait 2 hours.

I went to get my nails done and got the days mixed up.

I showed up for a funeral and sat there and waited for an hour before I realized it was the next day. I went back the next day and waited an hour - I must have gotten the time mixed up.

They changed the time and didn't tell me.

The receptionist was so mean to me and acted like she didn't have an appointment for me.

I went to Dallas and got lost on the way to the doctor's office.

Since my mom does not work full time, she does not have appointments every day - maybe one or two a week. But she is repeatably getting lost and mixing up times.

Each screwed up appointment is a small clue to the bigger picture.