The folly of first impressions

I hired a handyman to help my parents fix up some stuff around the house. My mom is slightly senile and talks too much, so I spent most of my time wrangling her and trying to keep her from bugging the guy. The handyman was very curt and professional with me and did his job well. I left for a second to use the bathroom, and when I came back my mom was missing. In a panic, I went looking for her and found her outside bugging the handyman (as usual). But as I got closer, I realized they were both laughing together. The man was the chattiest, friendliest I had seen him all morning. He was excitedly telling a story about his son and how he wished his son would grow up and join the family business. My mom was like, "Oh, I know! These kids are too much!" And then they laughed some more while I just stood there. The handyman then said he was going to give her a discount and then hugged her like they were old friends. As I watched this, I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Because if you…