What's the Problem Mom?
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (104501)
United States
July 31, 2025 4:26pm CST
Thursday is a "mom" day, and I took her to the bowling alley to drop some money in the slots there. We lost our butts, but that's okay. Actually, it was only about $30 a piece. Not terrible, but the machines were really tight today.
Then we just drove around a bit and wound up in Waterloo a few towns away and I stopped at Schneider's Meats just to check their prices. They stunk, but I did get some overpriced meat sticks to snack on.
After that, before stopping at Schnuck's (our local grocery store), we stopped off at a little thrift shop called Nice Twice. The parking is terrible there and I had to pretty much make a spot, partly on the hill to fit, and so the truck was a bit raised.
My mom is 74 with dementia, walks with a cane, and has a broken toe. So, I don't see the problem here with getting up in the truck, do you?
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@Ineeddentures (13067)
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31 Jul
You are a kind and loving son Jim
I wish I had a son like you.
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@porwest (104501)
• United States
31 Jul
@Ineeddentures What, to be a better person? When it comes to money, I'm ruthless as hell and that never changed. lol
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@lovebuglena (47314)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug
I’d have trouble getting into the trucks myself lol. What do you mean by “the machines were really tight”?
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@lovebuglena (47314)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug
@porwest I got that part lol. But what does it mean that they were really tight?
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@porwest (104501)
• United States
17h
@lovebuglena When a slot machine is tight, it means it's not giving away a lot of money. It's keeping more of what you put into it.
When one refers to slot machines, they can be loose or tight.
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@LindaOHio (196549)
• United States
1 Aug
That seat looks awfully high. I have to put half of my butt on the seat and pull myself up with the car handhold. The cousins' cars are kinda high.
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@LindaOHio (196549)
• United States
20h
@porwest You are so good to your mother.
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@thislittlepennyearns (65358)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
31 Jul
Is your truck a Ford?
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@thislittlepennyearns (65358)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
31 Jul
@porwest See I haven't talents, I can also tell what kind a four wheeler is just by its headlights.
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@porwest (104501)
• United States
31 Jul
@thislittlepennyearns lol. And, I mean, it's just the side looking in.
@DaddyEvil (155652)
• United States
1 Aug
I hope you helped her up into the seat like a good son... and didn't drag her along behind the truck like something you were trying to shake off but it wouldn't let go... 
I'm glad you get to spend time with her and I'm sure she appreciates it, as much as the dementia lets her.
I'm glad you get to spend time with her and I'm sure she appreciates it, as much as the dementia lets her.
@RasmaSandra (87595)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Jul
She has the same cane I have, How wonderful for you to take your mom around, She is lucky to have you. Many blessings to her, I hope she could get into the truck with no problems,
@Traceyjayne (3820)
• United Kingdom
31 Jul
It’s lovely that you have a Mom day and that spend time with her. She looks lovely by the way.
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@porwest (104501)
• United States
31 Jul
These days it's Tuesdays and Thursdays. She lives with my sister in her basement, which, whenever I say that, raises eyebrows. But her basement is a two bedroom, 2 bath with full kitchen, living room, great room, and laundry room. lol
But it helps my sister out and my mom loves the hell out of it, and because I am retired, there's really no excuse.
