Dinner

Dad's day care day. Aunt Y's church friend took her to see our family doctor L. Came back... and it turn out to be more serious than any of us expected. She's got fluid in her lungs, and she needs to go to a hospital. But first, contact her specialist. Which fell onto my shoulders. I don't mind doing that, but she'd be returning home in an hour or so. As expected, voice mail. So I left our phone number for now. Meanwhile, mom phoned cousin D to inform him about the situation. Aunt Y phoned cousin-in-law, who has been looking after her medical needs. The call ended bluntly and seemed like she was unpleased.

The specialist never call. Around 3, aunt Y seemed to have arrived home, I phone up the clinic to change the return call number to hers. This time someone answered. Since I didn't know what name she uses to register, it took a while and finally it took mom looking up her birthday. Just when the lady seem to have found the right file, she said, the daughter-in-law is here, why don't you talk to her? So, she was there! But extremely rude. Right off she asked me what I was doing. So I told her the number-changing thing. Then she said do not mess up their setup anymore, and it's none of my business. Leave my aunt alone. And then she hung up.

Wow... I was in shock.

I don't even know her too well, nor am I close to her. How could she talk to me in such rude manner and attitude?

Right after, the church friend called to see how aunt Y was doing. I told him what just happened and probed him saying does this count as senior abuse? Should we take it to the police? He, then turn around and lectured me! Saying even if I'm a bad girl, my mom would still love me. What?!?!?! Why am I suddenly on the table?????? Did aunt Y say things about me behind my back????? (So what? I don't know her church friends and not interested in knowing anyway.) I don't understand why he just wanted to say aunt Y may not want to get her son in trouble, but he repeated the same thing using me as an example for 4, 5 times! I was already upset from that rude woman, and now had to deal with him. On the outside, he looked as if he wanted to help aunt Y. But I see... he still want to keep a safe distance and not get involved in anything might smell trouble. He wants his hands clean.

Later, that rude woman phone back to scold my mom, on things that the church friend did wrong. First of all, mom wasn't involved it that. But I do agree that, if he had our family doctor contact the specialist directly, things would have gone a lot better. I just don't understand. Mom didn't say anything because that rude woman sounded very mad. (What in the world gives her to right to get mad while it was her who said she will not care about aunt Y in the first place? Same goes for cousin D! It came directly from his mouth too!)

Anyway, it was eat-out day with brother's gang. We went to the small Shanghai restaurant near his place. It rained hard after dinner so we canceled seeing the guinea pigs.

Gotta sleep early for tomorrow's meeting with J. Need to sign some documents to help M apply for residency.