WHG: Looking for the shrinking cake

[workinghardguy]

I had an unusual interaction with my W today. It's my weekend. I picked my S up and we went to Wal-Mart to get a few things. We're in the store looking at things and my phone rings, I answer it. It's my W. I had been expecting an out of state call so I didn't even look assuming it was this other person.

She asks where S and I are at. I just tell her we're out. She says she knows, we're at Wal-Mart, just where in the store are we. Well, we're in gardening. She says "see you in a minute". And sure enough there she is a few seconds later.

I just don't get her. S was happy though. He had asked to stop by her house as he missed her (day 3 of a 5 day stretch away from her) and I vetoed that. So he was thrilled she was there. I felt mixed.

Then she tells me she had spent the afternoon rummage saleing with her mom and stepdad. Suddenly S says, "gee, that sounds horrible" in his little facetious voice, as he knows W doesn't like spending time with her mom. The voice, timing, and mannerisms were extremely funny so we both tried hard not to laugh and shared that look that parents share when you're kid does/says something that's not wholly appropriate, but is also true and hilarious.

So then she shopped with us for a short bit. Finally I just asked her what she wanted. She said she saw my van and thought she could stop and say hi. I finally asked her if she wanted to shop with S since he missed her and I went off to get a few other things. I picked him back up again and we checked out.

When I got out to my van I realized she had parked right next to me, and I was not in a place where you want to park. She had to consciously choose to park all the way out there.

I don't understand her.