Is it normal for someone to give wrong answers first, then right ones after?

My mom has this really bad habit. There are times where I would ask her a question, and she would give me the wrong answer first, but when I ask her again later on, she gives me the right answer, and knew it all along. I would ask her something like, " What time is your Appointment? ", and she would say, " 9:30 AM ". I'd go to her home to pick her up, but she isn't there, and I'd call her again and ask her, " What time is your Appointment? ", and she would say, " It's 2:30 PM ". It's not like my mom misunderstood me, or has Dementia. This is something she's had for years. She knew the correct answer the whole time, but for some strange reason, she has this habit of leading me to believe that the first thing she said is right, but when I approach her again, she would tell me the right answer. I know that there are common bad habits out there, like picking your nose, twisting your hair in boredom, and such, but is this habit normal?

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  • RomeoDeMontague

    It is them correcting themselves since they realized their own error.

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  • graphic_nature

    Sounds like she enjoys frustrating you just for the hell of it. I do it sometimes to my bf just to get a rise out of him. Its like a joke, when I tell him the truth he's like "oh you ass.." I don't do it often though, and I don't think its right. It's also like a form of being in control of information that dictates others, and we like to abuse it or embrace it when we are never usually in control of anything else.

    If she does something like this you should let her know that you drove all the way over there to pick her up because she said 9:30 and it really frustrates you. If she's aware of what she's doing and realizes how much it upsets you chances are she will slow down on it a bit.

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  • pierre3167

    Wut

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  • barter1

    I don't think its normal to give the wrong answer the first time, when you know the right answer. Only because it would drive alot of people who you do it to up the wall, and cause a lot of trouble for yourself. If you do it regularly, someone might physically harm you for marking them around.

    The intention of the person doing it, speaks volume about whats going through their brains. Are they deliberately trying to make you angry? Are they wanting attention? Are they testing your patience? Are they darn right stupid? Thats why I don't think its normal.

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  • aussiewolf

    i only do this when i have to repeat myself to people.

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    • Me too.

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  • dappled

    Oh lord. You just described my own mother. I have no idea why she does it. When I called her on it, she insisted it doesn't happen. In the end, I just stopped trusting anything she said and went and found out for myself.

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  • n0rms2

    she's just afraid to admit she was wrong the first time. she really doesn't know. you should inform her that she is an unreliable person and kick yourself for being in denial about it.

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