ChattyCathy wrote:
> Mr. Bill wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:35:36 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Heh. Your mother would have been left to "find her own way" to
>>> (wherever) in my house...
>> Yes.....but when you are the kid and she is the 'MOM', you must
>> remember that she has the check book and the drivers license. When
>> you are ten, you don't get to argue the point.
>
> True enough. I haven't been a kid for so long I didn't think about it
> that way ;-)
>
> But now that you've got me going down memory lane... When I was a kid,
> one of my Mom's friends used to say that it was 'fashionable' to be
> late. Mom told me that was a load of BS. She said her friend only did
> it so she could make a 'grand entrance' and feel important when she was
> always the last one to arrive at any of their social gatherings. <g>


On the other hand, my husband always wants to arrive at a
party, dinner, etc.
at the exact time stated on the invitation. We had friends
who were always late
coming to our house. When we arrived "on time" at their
gatherings, we'd often
find them in the shower or not even that far along yet.
She'd look down her nose
and say "Oh, yeah. You guys are always on time."

It's hard to know what to do about that. Do you arrive on
time but 1/2 hour ahead of
all the other guests, or do you arrive 15 minutes "late"
when everyone else is getting there.
Either choice can give a host the fits.

gloria p