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If I were her I'd be annoyed that you coordinated to buy tickets to something together and then you didn't actually prioritize it and her. She has a right to be irritated - you should have better managed your schedule.
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Unfortunately, that wasn't possible, given that an unexpected requirement arose at work that no one else could cover. I explained that, apologized to her, and also explained that I would make sure to end by no later than 5pm.  [/quote]

Which is understandable, but her deciding to proceed as originally planned is also understandable.

If she was having a tantrum, that wouldn't be reasonable, but taking an uber so she can still arrive at the time she planned to arrive at is totally reasonable.  [/quote]

It's not understandable to want to go to a social event where you don't know anyone and walk to stations eating and drinking alone.  That would be so weird.[/quote]

Some people have this thing where they are comfortable talking with strangers, meeting new people, making new friends, and asking questions from the wine vendors to learn something. Are you actually suggesting that someone who, say, is recently widowed, or whose friend was unable to make an evening as planned due to illness, should never go to a wine event or a movie or something alone? Should single people sit at home or stare at a wall?

OP's mom sounds like she's content to be on her own for 20 minutes at an outdoor, vendor-driven, social event. Good for her.[/quote]

Cool, then wino mom who needs to get her drink on exactly at 5 can say it in a nicer way. "I really want to be there at 5 so I'll meet you there!"[/quote]

Wine-loving mom probably has perpetually late/flakey OP's number, and knows that "5:15 at the latest" in OP world means "pretty darn close to 6." Good for mom, enjoying the event she paid for, being comfortable getting places on her own, being comfortable chatting with people and vendors at a social event.[/quote]

If that's true then it's just as true OP has her mom's number and knows when she's being hostile. [/quote]

Nope, "hostile" would be trying to guilt OP into leaving work early and give her a ride. Instead, self-sufficient mom is doing her thing. Good for her.[/quote]

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