I Can Eat Anything Anywhere You Go...

Two summers ago, she said she was tired of cooking. She had taken it upon herself to cook an evening meal for the 3 of us. I don't blame her, hell if I was 85 I wouldn't want to cook either anymore. I would buy the food, plan the menu and she cooked. So I took over the cooking, she would do the dishes afterwards. Why are there so many dishes? " use the dishwasher mother." Then we were banned from using the dishwasher because it used too much water. ( Okay I pay for the water and the dishwasher was in my house.) This dishwasher doesn't run properly, it just runs and runs and runs... Okay Mother. I started planning the meals, cooking the food and NOW I'm doing the dishes or having the teenager help with the dishes part. What would you like to eat mother? Anything you fix.. Well that's not exactly true. Pork chops are too tough, she chews and chews. Hamburger helper, Manwich, Baked Beans, macaroni and cheese, corn,
turkey burgers, the list grows.
After her kidney surgery in February, her taste buds must have been removed as well. She doesn't like BBQ, she doesn't like Chinese, she doesn't like Greek, Mexican she hates, she loathes Cracker Barrel ( a restaurant.) Salads, Fried Chicken and Potato/Leek Soup are about it. Tonight I come in from taking her to the Dr, put on potatoes to make potato salad, heat up her FRIED CHICKEN, saute cooked green beans with garlic, make her a lettuce salad and she asks as always " Can I help? "
Nope there isn't room for the two of us. " Well you never want my help." Last night I asked her to wash lettuce and she said she doesn't like washing lettuce. I've worked alone in the kitchen since I was early married, and have become used to doing things myself. Dinner's ready, come sit down Mother.. I don't want to sit down. Here put this on the table, " OK."
As I'm fixing dinner, I am doing dishes because she doesn't like doing the dishes, has severe back pain and she needs to not stand up. After dinner is over, the teen puts everything in the dishwasher and nothing is to be finished, and still she makes water to wash what???? NOTHING? There is nothing to wash mother.. "YOU EXCLUDE ME FROM EVERYTHING." Could it be I was trying to do things to help you Mother? " YOU THINK I HAVE NO SENSE TO DO ANYTHING." Could it be that I don't want you to have to stand up and wash dishes? "YOU JUST DONT WANT ME TO DO ANYTHING, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON DOWN THE PIKE."
No thanks for dinner, no thanks for planning dinner, no thanks for doing the dishes, no thanks for working all day and taking her to the dr.
Please don't think I will get stars in my crown. I don't want a crown of stars. ...