Annoying People

I should be able to get some peace & quiet in my own home, don't you think? No!!! Lately, the most peace & quiet I get is sitting in waiting rooms of various doctors.  The annoying people are at home.

I have prima donna caregivers (not all of them, but enough to matter).  They come here & take over & offer opinions on everything.  I have long since given up the notion that there is any chance of consistency when it comes to working with my mother.  I don't sit quietly & let this happen.  I try to tell them, but get responses like "Oh, I know how to get people out of bed" before I get more than a few words out.  Anything more direct from me is met with either stony silence or an argument.

There is a never ending parade of not quite, but close to  really judgemental people marching though our home.  They are irritating is various degrees.  I confess that there are actually a couple that I look forward to seeing.  However, twice this morning I was asked "What is the matter with you?".  The answer is swirling in my head "Maybe you are gnawing at my last nerve".  I was also told "You look tired".  Thanks a lot for pointing out how bad I look.  I could have gotten up earlier than 5:00 AM & taken time to put some makeup on so I wouldn't look tired.  I was also told "You seem agitated today".  Yes I am, because you annoy me & I have to pretend that you don't.

I also deal with annoying phone calls.  Those "Microsoft Windows" scammers keep calling.  I think up ridiculous things to tell them such as "I don't have a computer".  Would you believe that the guy at the other end of the line actually shouted at me "You are a liar, you are a liar, you are a liar..." until I hung up.  He was more annoyed with me than I was with him. Maybe there is some justice.