Three of my mother's friends have called me in the past four days. None of them had ever called me before. C called me at work on Friday. It seemed innocuous enough. He mostly talked about a friend of his, an experienced biologist, whom he suggested I speak to when I go home during my break.

V, my mom's best friend called yesterday, and cut straight to the point. She wanted to discuss "the past", i.e. the time when my mother and I were living with my abusive step-father. Uncomfortable to the extreme. She ended the conversation saying that I could always call her if I wanted to "talk". Ugh.

Just now, my mom's current boyfriend called and left a message. He made an effort to sound casual, suggesting we discuss some pedestrian topics and said he'd call back later. Again, he'd never called me before, and it isn't really worth calling long-distance unless you've got something important to talk about.

I'm certain they're all calling me because my mother suggested they do so. There's no way they could've gotten my phone number otherwise. And it's an impossible coincidence at any rate.

My mother left the the country last weekend to visit Bulgaria for a little while. She called me before leaving, and I happened to be in a rotten mood. As usual, she got worried and pried and pried until I started ranting about "the past" again, getting very upset with her. She was in shock, and became extremely worried (something I absolutely despise). She even suggested she cancel her trip and visit me instead. Fat lot of good that would do, she's half the problem! So before leaving she presumably called all her buddies and said "Nicky's in a crisis, he needs your help!". Fuck. The akward phonecalls and all the goddamn attention are making things so much worse. I'm a private person, and I'd rather not share my problems with people I barely know. I certainly don't want them broadcast to my mom's entire social sphere.