Cute story.
Had that recently with my backyard neighbor. We are not friends but are neighbors for 15 years. When my oldest was in K we spent a year waiting for the bus together every morning (then we changed schools). Now one of my dogs has been annoying lately (barking at night) so I wonder if she is simply upset. I do not see her much but we say hello periodically. I had a long conversation with her two years ago when our kids were waiting for college results and it turns our kids had applied to mostly the same schools.
I saw her recently at Trader Joe’s, first time I had ever seen her there, at first I tried to walk past her but it became unavoidable so I said, Hi Emily and she said hello but gave me this look to say, do I know you? So then I asked how Kevin was enjoying Harvard (not really but do not want to say where he is), and then about her other kids by name, she said fine, but did not ask me how my son was faring at Yale (again not really! but privacy). Given that she is very polite I really have to wonder. She did not use my name either. It was all very strange. Wonder if she has early dementia or something? She is tall, thin and athletic but did have a bout with cancer a few years ago. Was watching a show on dementia on Dr. Oz and that was what the woman in her 40s or 50s said used to happen, people would ask how her daughter was doing on the track team and she had no idea who they were or how they knew her but they obviously did. I honestly do not think I look that different (about 50 lbs less than the last time I saw her) and my hair is the same. My older daughter said that when we were shopping and she looked down the aisle she did not realize it was me at first because my shape was not the same
