Today I found that IFM works for grumpy, aggravating mothers.
my mother-
over 60, redheaded(or formerly depending on how you look at it), bitchy by nature, goes through phases when everything pisses her off.
my test-
I was wearing 2 IH, 2 IO and 1 A314 (my basically normal mix)
We went to breakfast with family friends, so it was the other couple, Mom, dad and I.
arriving at the restaurant, I found mom was in her everything agitates me stage, dad and I can see the signs. (the two tables the hostess offered were not good enough, the food was ok, but they got her order wrong (she told them no toast they brought it anyway)
We ran stopped at a store for some items mom wanted, they were the wrong color, not what she wanted, nothing was right. I made an excuse to stop at my apartment for some items,
(The main reason for the side trip, which was kind of on the way, was to add 2 sprays of IFM)
Mom and I split from dad, as he needed to do some things and head home, to start the BBQ.
we ran a couple of more errands, in the 10 minutes riding in my car with the AC on, mom Calmed down and started getting more of a happy swing to her mood.
We stopped and shopped some more, she was not finding what she wanted but she was happier with the alternatives (she bought some items, vs leaving buying nothing)
Stopped at a friend of her’s house, to drop off some items, again I could see she was in a better mood.
When we got home she was almost calm, dad asked what I had done to her, if he only knew.
mom seemed to stay in her better mood the rest of the day, (except for a while in the afternoon when my sister was around, but mom and sis have always gotten each other’s dander up.)
Even when it looked like dinner this evening was going to be delayed due to the Smoked BBQ Spareribs were being delayed because of slow cooking. (normally she would freak out and not do the easy fix, put them in the oven for 20 minutes at 350)
Now to figure out how to get dad to wear IFM, as this seems to flip her mood around, wish dosing his shampoo and body soap was an easy way to do it. He won’t wear cologne and he only uses an extended wear deoderant bodywash soap.
Maybe I should relable a bottle of IFM to say “Mom’s Happy Spray”
More testing underway, but for now I am wishing I had had this stuff 30 years ago when I was growing up!