Very Odd

The other day i was shocked to discover i had to explain to my mother what narcolepsy is. she'd never heard of it. Even though she's been alive 33 years longer than I have. it was the first time in as far back as i could remember that i had to do explain something for her (that wasn't technology related). She is like a scrabble and trivia champion, it always blows my mind when I catch her on some bit of minutiae.

I guess it's not that important in the grand scheme of things if my mother knows about narcolepsy or not... But somehow i had always thought of her as this rock-solid reliable source of information (putting our religious and political differences aside). To have my paradigm cracked in this way is extremely disquieting. I guess in the end, nobody's perfect.