I visit my mother from time to time, she's handicapped and needs me to do errands for her every few weeks. I'm fine with that and am glad to help... but I've tried to explain to her several times, I'm really a horrible morning person.
I can't stand any first thing in the morning attempts at conversation, let alone any meaningful data processing, like lists of stuff to do or times or other plans. My brain just isn't on at all. Then I get frustrated, then I remember how I constantly ask her to just leave me alone first thing in the morning for an hour or so, and then I get angry about her ignoring my request (especially since I've generally had around 4 or 5 hours sleep from driving in the night before). Then I get snippy, then she gets angry, and the great circle of anger continues. If I hide in the basement, she'll shout down the stairs to nag.
How can I convince her that, while I like helping her out, she needs to back off first thing in the morning before I bite her head off?
2006-08-11
19:24:12
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