Not sure if anybody else’s mom does this, but let me give you an example...
She has a 5 gallon water bottle she keeps in the kitchen for the cats water and the indoor plants. I willingly refill it at one of the water kiosks in town. Let me add that my mother expects things done right when SHE wants, yeah well that's the exact reason I ignore or put it off till I am ready. It drives her bonkers and frankly I do not care.
Earlier, she was just standing in the kitchen looking lost, and I walked by, didn’t say anything, and she said, sort of to herself, but out loud..."i’m trying to figure out how to get the top off this water bottle"... because it was empty and needed to get refilled so I ignored when about my day.
About an hour ago, we crossed paths and She comes out of her room and says....."if you take the top off the bottle, I’ll take it to Walmart tomorrow and get it refilled".... She can’t carry that water bottle. She knows it and it was just a stupid ridiculous chain of events when if she just wouldn’t have said anything when it would’ve been empty, it would already be refilled.
It’s just a stupid ridiculous thing that happens on almost every interaction. It’s this weird game that she starts every time so sad and really just pathetic to watch the Hollywood style antics.