Driving Home: Making Sense of Mom’s Confusing Mistake
“My cell phone rings as I am crawling into bed. Mom is calling; I left a message for her earlier, but it is unusual for her to call me back after 9 p.m.
‘Hey, you’re up late,’ I say. Silence. Then a stranger explains that my mom is fine, but she can’t remember how to get home, and would I please come to . . .”