Its Mom

How often do you do things you don't want to do?  I have learned to say no quite often when it's not for me.  But that doesn't work with mom.  She is very ... set in her ways. Opinionated.  And sometimes passive aggressive.   Makes life interesting when I'm her caregiver.  Thankfully she's still functioning on her own in her own home.  

I drive her to all her appointments.  We get groceries every other weds. Now she wants to go to church every Sunday.  I know, I know, it wouldn't hurt me to go to church either, but we don't have the same needs and beliefs.  She still looks for church to be like its always been and churches are changing so that younger people feel included.  Hard to feel that way in the old liturgical format.

Today, I drove over to watch the Diamondbacks game, so that she doesn't feel so alone, cabin fever because its summer.  She's a huge sports fan, so its something to talk about.  

Its a huge responsibility to be everything she needs.  But its Mom.  So I do.