I have often resorted to the computer acronymn to explain Maureen’s presentation.  To take it to a personal level when my performance is garbage I get it thrown straight back in my face.  That slap on the chops when I pursued personal questions about underwear really hurt.  Not half as much as the injury to Maureen’s pride when I asked questions about her personal behaviour: no wonder she slapped me across the face.

We only have to look at  Maureen’s reaction to Girl  Thusrday to give more weigh to my GIGO assertion.  Maureen had been a little uncooperative.  Paula said : ‘She won’t have her porridge’.  After she had gone it became clear what had gone wrong Paula had kept trying to get Maureen to cooperate by saying Paul said you need to do this, that and the other.  Red rag to a bull as Maureen as she had been ‘deserted by Paulwho was off out on the town yet gain’.

Maureen was putty in the hands of Chloe today.  I listened as she tried various approaches until she persuaded Maureen to take a shower.  It went something lke this.

Chloe: ‘Want a shower Maureen?’

Maureen: ‘Not today, it’s too cold’.

Chloe: ‘Do you want your hair washing today?’

Maureen: ‘Can you do it over the sink?’

Chloe: ‘I’ll pop the towels on the radiator in the bathroom’.

Maureen: ”That’s a good idea.’

Chloe: ‘ While we are up there are you going into the shower?’

Maureen: ‘Ok then’

Chloe: ‘See you up there in a couple of minutes’

Chloe works in this way with Maureen throughout the three hours she is here.  As she says she ‘never pushes Mauren to do anything: she lets her potter’.  We did well when we chose to adopt Chloe as our Daughter.  Paula didn’t have a chance she hadn’t been here for six months and had no idea how Maureen’s presentation had changed in that time.  I would put money on her getting it right the next time.  Cute cookies these carers: garbage doesn’t stay around for long when they are on the case.