During or after a long day of work we would often go out to eat. I’m Just A Sweetheart with a Temper Shirt! When talking to the waiter, often times the question came up. Is she your mother? Or I wish my son would take me out! We would either laugh and tell them that we were actually business partners, or we would turn the situation into fun for us and play along with it. Another glass of wine, mommy? We hadn’t known each other long when I noticed that there were certain behaviors that Mary did not tolerate well – seemingly little things, that would trigger her anger because they obviously irritated her on a deeper level.