mother/daughter brunch
Feb. 18th, 2024 04:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cateyespecksThis afternoon, my BFF and I took our moms out to brunch at a fancy local inn. A buffet brunch, to be exact. As I went up to get a bagel and lox, I was reminded why I so rarely go to buffets. An adult man walks up, picks up a slice of rye bread with his hands, and puts it back onto the tray. I handed him a pair of tongs. He thanked me, but seriously...the tongs were right there. What grown-ass adult (a) doesn't look around for the tongs, (b) decides to use their bare hand, and (the clincher) (c) changes their mind and puts the item back into the buffet! I am not going to say I've never used my hand to get something from a common tray at a private party or buffet, but I am super careful to only touch the item I am taking, and then I would never put it back onto the serving tray. Augh. I recognize I may be a bit more anxious around this stuff than some. Thank goodness I have a strong immune system!
The brunch was nice. BFF and I are trying to get our moms to interact and get out of the house more. Her parents live with her, and her mom tends towards depression and isolation. She's trying to get her mom out of the house, and out of her hair (haha). Back in October we took them to a Halloween tea party brunch at a local tea house, and we found out the tea house has a monthly book club. That day, our moms signed up for the club, and they've been going the last few months. Success! It's especially great for my mom, who lives totally alone and has gotten quite isolated and inactive since my dad died a couple years ago. I think when he first died, she was almost afraid to go out. She was caring for him (he had dementia) throughout the pandemic, and on top of the isolation Covid caused for many, my dad would also get very nervous if my mom went out, so for those last few years, she barely went out. I've been trying to get her slowly back into things that bring her joy: church, friends, going to the mountain cabin. We're slowly getting there.
The brunch was nice. BFF and I are trying to get our moms to interact and get out of the house more. Her parents live with her, and her mom tends towards depression and isolation. She's trying to get her mom out of the house, and out of her hair (haha). Back in October we took them to a Halloween tea party brunch at a local tea house, and we found out the tea house has a monthly book club. That day, our moms signed up for the club, and they've been going the last few months. Success! It's especially great for my mom, who lives totally alone and has gotten quite isolated and inactive since my dad died a couple years ago. I think when he first died, she was almost afraid to go out. She was caring for him (he had dementia) throughout the pandemic, and on top of the isolation Covid caused for many, my dad would also get very nervous if my mom went out, so for those last few years, she barely went out. I've been trying to get her slowly back into things that bring her joy: church, friends, going to the mountain cabin. We're slowly getting there.
