A Stressful Outing

I picked up my friend from her day program and drove to the grocery store. She borrowed a motorized cart and headed to the magazine section where she chose a puzzle book. I wanted to purchase crayons to go with the coloring book so we went to the back of the store. Stopped to check out needles in the craft section, but there weren't any that were suitable. I bought dog and cat food and then we went to the chip and pop section. And wouldn't you know, with all the room in the big store and all the stores in the city, my friend would bump right into her house manager. He gave her a bad time about everything... the motorized cart, the chips and the pop. She cried and cried. We then went to the restaurant and she decided on a cheeseburger, fries and diet coke. I know her house manager is right...a healthy diet is important, and perhaps next time we can buy healthy snacks and a healthy lunch. I really didn't need this encounter today. It's like the time another friend and I were discussing a coworker only to have the person in front of us recognize who we were talking about. Moral...keep mouth shut. I dropped my friend off, and headed to my husband's hearing aid appointment. I was 10 minutes late. I then had to go back to my friend's day program because I had driven off with her backpack. She seemed a bit more settled. Tonight she called and I guess she gave the house manager the beans, "You can control what I eat in the house, but when I am out, I am my own guardian and can choose what I want to eat." My friend and her house manager push each other's buttons.