It worries me that my mother doesn’t want to worry me.
To be an introvert is no weakness
So that one black eye turns into two with the bruising spreading until she’s a human racoon, and I lie awake worrying about clots and internal bleeding because we have a plane to catch, and finally there’s a visit to hospital and a CT scan.“That,” says the doctor, “is the most impressive unimpressive injury I’ve ever seen.”This worries all of us Generation Xers with ageing parents, admirable and proud, and frustrating in their pride.
“I didn’t want to be a burden,” she explained, her words bullets of guilt. She’s not a burden, though. She’s his mom! We worry because we care.For more news your wayGet all the latest news in your inbox.
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