waiting room

On Monday I took my mom to the orthopedic along with Catina. We ended up being in the waiting room for an hour and a half. I was realizing there certainly is a waiting room etiquette quite like the one there is in the elevator. No eye contact, no talking to one another. There was a man and a woman (we'll call her Jane) in the waiting room both waiting separately when Catina points to them and very loudly says "People?" And, I say "yes." She then says "Friends?" I chuckle uncomfortably and say "Sure."

Next a woman in a wheelchair comes in and has a PAWS dog. She is pretty self absorbed and is telling the receptionist all these stories about her life. Mostly, all complaining. Her dog is in her lap and has a onesie on and a sweater. I never understood why people dress up their dogs but to each his own. She then takes off the dog's sweater and says in a very goobery baby voice "Wow, you are getting so big, we're going to have to buy the next size onsie!" As if this wasn't enough for me to handle Jane (waiting woman) walks out with a facial mask on. Yes, I typed that correctly, facial mask.

And this is when I realized I was on Candid Camera.