MY MIL went into great detail about an Asian burial practice. She told us that every person had to have a bone map created (when born), and the bones must be buried in differentiating directions. She ‘knew’ every detail about this ‘practice’. After 2 hours of explaining, she told use could see the bones if we went to specific museum in London, n (she says they have 9 floors dedicated to these bones, and they are incased in concrete). She sounded like an anthropologist! Age went on to explain Tom Cruise is working secretly with our Attorney General & the Speaker of the House kerpsall of China’s financial records! The detail she goes into is amazing! She once told my assistant that she tried to buy an octopus for her, but they were out of stock, her dentist whittled her teeth out of wood, and the bears in her backyard were shooed away by a man ;from the town), with a giant rake. It is never ending...i believe she takes in bits of news and they become tied together with other fantastic tales! We just agree, comment and try to reorient her.
Not the fact that BOTH Michael Landon AND her brother had passed away--this is something that really did happen--50+ years ago. My uncle and Michael WERE friends, in the same industry and so they socialized.
I realized after less than 10 minutes into this pointless conversation that she really believed this has happened. Well, it DID, but not in the timeframe she thought.
Many of her stories are like this--based in 'fact' yet so old and out of sync with what's currently happening you get confused.
And I LOVED the Roz Chast book! It's sad, but spot on in so many ways.
I agreed that it was a marvelous party idea and let’s reschedule :)
My Mom saw a little girl who must have been a pistol because she was always telling her to stop what she was doing. She called me to see this little girl and she disappeared. Did I think she was lying, no, Neurologist said she would hallucinate and if it didn't frighten her than no problem. Did I tell her there was no girl, no. I just went along with it. Another time she was watching TV and said the Dr wanted to talk to me. It was Dick Van Dyke on Diagnosis murder. I did tell her then "Mom thats Dick Van Dyke".