Mum needs me – Thursday 16th July 2026

Mum needs me

It turns out that Mum needs me. I’m not really sure I’d have been all that much use to her, but I guess in my younger day I might have been.

Rather than using the car, Mum and Dad have been going everywhere using public transport. The local trains are very good and the trams are excellent. At least that’s the theory. Up until now all has been going well. Yesterday, not so much.

In the morning, the train was so packed that it was almost impossible to breath. Mum said she was feeling a bit claustrophobic and needed her emotional support dog. Of course, that is my job, but I too suffer from slight claustrophobia, so may not have been much help. Mum said she just started down at her feet and thought about me instead. Why her feet should make her think of me, I don’t know, but it clearly helped.

The wrong train

I may have been able to help in the afternoon, to provide reassurance if nothing else. Mum and Dad caught the wrong train. They had taken the tram from Nice out to near the airport and then needed to switch to a local train for three stops to get back to where they are staying. In their defence, their train was delayed so it was an easy mistake to make. When a train came, they got on and congratulated themselves at finding somewhere to sit. The local train’s final destination would have been Grasse. When Mum heard the announcement that she was on the train to Marseille, she had a sinking feeling. Fortunately, it was due to stop on route, with the first stop being Antibes, a few miles further than Mum and Dad were going.

They stayed on the train to Antibes, went across to the other platform and a few minutes later caught a train back in the opposite direction again.

I’m not sure I wouldn’t have made the same mistake, but it’s nice that Mum’s first thought was how much she needs me with her.

Love and licks

Wilma

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