There is a phenomenon amongst the chronically ill, and especially the elderly, wherein they appear to either lose all sense of social sensitivity or they simply don't care if they're rude. Whatever the cause, my Mom has a terrible habit of being wildly inappropriate in public. Though I'm not responsible for my Mom's actions, I do feel bad for those subjected to special kinds of attention today. Therefore, I feel the following is necessary to cleanse my conscious, even though the people it's addressed to will likely never read it.
I apologize to the following people for my Mom's behavior today:
To the mother with her daughter at the pain clinic, I'm sorry Mom tried to mumble that there "is something wrong" with your girl and that "it doesn't look like Down's syndrome." I'm also sorry she no longer knows how to mumble.
To the man at the pain clinic, I'm sorry Mom kept scratching at her pants in such a provocative area. She spilled grape jelly on them this morning and tried to clean it up, but I'm sure you weren't aware of that when she scratched at her inner thigh and said, "it's crusty..." I thank you for your jovial attitude, though. Even though Mom was falling asleep, you now know how to do a russian join. Go you. :)
To Ben, the pharmacist, I'm sorry Mom mentioned her fear of running naked in the street as a side effect of her new sleeping pill. I hope you don't have nightmares.
To the cashier and customers surrounding the candy selection of the pharmacy, I'm sorry Mom kept saying she "just needs something to suck on at night." I've told her that this is not something you say in public...many times....I'm just not getting through to her.
I hate to say it, but thank goodness we didn't have much conversation with anyone with a tan. I don't think an apology will cut it when Mom blurts out that "Mexican" [Spanish] gives her a headache. At least, it didn't in the ER waiting room, but she was pretty harsh when she demanded a room without "those SSO people."
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