I need a mean friend...

[susandennis]

Neighbor Ann just came in saying she needed a friendly face. Apparently Ron, who's first day after surgery was great, had a horrible second day and not real great third day. Now they are talking about putting him in an interim care facility for a while before he comes home. She's so very scared. She's not good at revealing her own vulnerability and it's one of the things I like about her but she was having a hard time holding back tears while telling me.

Also she needed me to show her how to get to the second part of her Netflix DVD. She has no idea how to run the DVD player and their set up is so convoluted that the instructions he wrote down for her involve 2 remotes, 12 steps and getting up and going to the TV for two of the steps. Holy crapoly.

But, I was able to show her how to get to part 2.

Then I told her about the Smart Car and she said 'oh I'll go with you to test drive!!'. I said 'no, you won't prevent me from buying one.' She agreed 'oh, now, I think you should get one!'...

I need someone to go with me who will not let me buy one. It's sure not Ann. 'They are cute and Sarah and Niles love theirs and you never travel or spend money [er all those computers you see in the house... I spend a little...] You would really enjoy one, I know you would.'

She's an enabler. But, at least now she can watch the rest of her DVD.