Steven Bobb
Beloved of All
There's this old lady I deal with job related, who, she's old, but uses her age as an excuse to have others do everything for her, including things I've seen her do on her own. {Also, thinks because of her age the world revolves around her. "pushes for" you to do everything but the kitchen sink for her{and immediately} then complains anyway.I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICES THIS.Everyone{her neighbors,the staff at the beauty parlor she goes to, etc}. say the same, and many have told me,"I don't know how you do it."The thing is, I've dealt with these types, but the difference here is, when they get that bad, the offspring usually eventually let them move in with them, or put them in assisted living.This one, the daughter{who lives a half hour away} promises to come over, but most times stays a tiny amount of tine than throws her back to me., OR sometimes promises, and then doesn't come to her at all.So I suspect the old lady is either starved for attention or afraid ,so clings to others.But the problem is, I have other appointments or can only do my own things at certain times, and by her "latching on to me", it doesn't give me a chance to do my own thing. {And she complains anyway.}For circumstances to turn around so that this clingy person eases up on me.I have things I need to do and take care of coming up that take time, I can't have her breathing down my back every minute.I have a life too, you know.