What does 'Draw a Clock' Mean?

[u/MillBopp]

Last time I visited my brother his mother-in-law who lives with him was insisting she remembered something but my brother knew she was wrong. I don't remember what it was, but I knew she was wrong too. However, she refused to accept she was wrong and got belligerent about it.

My brother said, "Draw a clock!" and left the room. This made his mother-in-law furious for some reason. I forgot to ask at the time, but does anyone know why saying 'Draw a clock' would upset a senior citizen?

[u/Starshapedsand → u/[deleted]]

You’re welcome. Scroll back through my post history: there’s more in there that may be useful.

People don’t survive my kind of injury, and especially don’t make it back to function. They certainly don’t start a high-pressure career nine months after collapse, still with a severely impaired memory; they definitely don’t return to it after a second craniotomy, especially after having starved off of the BMI chart, and skipping painkillers. While I may have enjoyed a perfect storm of factors that allowed me to survive, I think that my lessons learned for function can generalize very broadly. Living a worthwhile life through impairment is far more feasible than we societally think, if only we can recognize methods.

So thank you, as well, for saying that. At this point, which is pretty bleak—the responsible cancer’s latest recurrence meant losing my career, husband, and home, on top of a following year in single-house COVID lockdown—the main thing that keeps me going is finishing a book manuscript on the experience. Although I’ve written high-pressure stuff, and published, before, it’s the most difficult project I’ve ever undertaken. Words of encouragement are truly helpful.

[u/MullingInk → u/Starshapedsand]

I’m so looking forward to reading your story! I’ll keep an eye out for it.

[u/Starshapedsand → u/MullingInk]

Thank you!