Mom loves to socialize. She has many planned activities that keep her busy. Some are weekly (like Bingo), others are bi-weekly (the Senior Citizens Club), some are monthly (the Rosary Sodality at our Church). These activities and meetings keep Mom busy and active and help to maintain friendships she has had for over 40 years, in some cases.
Additionally, Mom enjoys simple trips to the store (Gilmart) and treats these as chances to socialize. There hasn't been a trip to Gilmart in which Mom won't run into someone she knows. They always want to chat with Mom, too! They ask about lottery and her winnings lately or about the grandkids (Adrienne's kids... certainly *I* have not contributed on this front!). It's fun to see the men and women who know Mom and want to chat with her.
So recently, when Mom has returned from some such socialization and is telling me the story about it, she has mentioned some MAN who put his arm around her or gave her a hug or told her she was looking good, etc. The interesting part of this is that the SAME man doesn't appear in each of these stories. It's a DIFFERENT man in each of her tellings!
It certainly appears that my Mom still has the ability to generate the attention of male admirers! I know that Mom likes this attention. I wonder if she misses having a boyfriend? This might be something to pursue... a project for me to work on. I think it would be good for Mom to have the attention of a devoted male admirer, don't you?
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