it was weird when out of no when i received 4-5 continuous calls from my mum at about 8plus this morning. the calls were about bringing her personal stuff to my brother's place. it was weird for a few reasons - firstly, it was early. for sundays, 8plus was considered early. we would usually wake up closer to 9am. secondly, my mum had earlier reminded me to keep her stuff at my home intact. this so that she could visit me once she's stronger. she even told me she will visit me in dec. thirdly, to receive 4-5 calls from her continuously was unprecendented. far as my mum was concerned, she would call me once or twice at most. but getting 4-5 calls reflected a certain urgency that i have never observed before.
at first, i obliged and just agreed to bring whatever she asked - slippers, bolster cover, clothes, shoes, hand cream, and so on. i took it as that she just wanted her personal stuff close to her. nonetheless, i could not make sense of her urgency given that she had earlier reminded me to keep her stuff well and intact. and for a moment, i was kinda worried. and when the calls kept coming none stop, i decided to ask her why. admittedly, i was beginning to feel a bit annoyed.
she told me that she understood from my 3rd uncle that i will be renting out her room and as such, she wanted to make sure i don't lose her things. i was shocked. i asked for further details. apparently, my uncle had told my brother that he learned from my cousin i will be renting out the house (this is where the story got a bit distorted). i reminded myself not to make any assumptions or jump to any conclusions about the background of this hearsay. i assured her that i will not be doing so as i am still waiting for her to recover so that she could come and stay with me. i also reminded her that if there should be anything she wanted to know of me, she should ask me direct and not make conclusions from what she heard from others - even if it was my uncles, cousins and so on for that matter.
with this assurance, she told me that i need not bring her stuff to her anymore. and that i should continue to keep it in her room for her. uneventful episode. shan't read too much into it. it could be a case of miscommunications, it could be a case of my mum being confused, and so on.
at first, i obliged and just agreed to bring whatever she asked - slippers, bolster cover, clothes, shoes, hand cream, and so on. i took it as that she just wanted her personal stuff close to her. nonetheless, i could not make sense of her urgency given that she had earlier reminded me to keep her stuff well and intact. and for a moment, i was kinda worried. and when the calls kept coming none stop, i decided to ask her why. admittedly, i was beginning to feel a bit annoyed.
she told me that she understood from my 3rd uncle that i will be renting out her room and as such, she wanted to make sure i don't lose her things. i was shocked. i asked for further details. apparently, my uncle had told my brother that he learned from my cousin i will be renting out the house (this is where the story got a bit distorted). i reminded myself not to make any assumptions or jump to any conclusions about the background of this hearsay. i assured her that i will not be doing so as i am still waiting for her to recover so that she could come and stay with me. i also reminded her that if there should be anything she wanted to know of me, she should ask me direct and not make conclusions from what she heard from others - even if it was my uncles, cousins and so on for that matter.
with this assurance, she told me that i need not bring her stuff to her anymore. and that i should continue to keep it in her room for her. uneventful episode. shan't read too much into it. it could be a case of miscommunications, it could be a case of my mum being confused, and so on.
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