When you read this piece about a mum and her son arguing over her loosing her headphones is there something totally unsaid, both by them and in the comments that seems alarmingly obvious?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/02/you-be-the-judge-should-my-mum-stop-asking-me-to-buy-her-new-headphones

You be the judge: should my mum stop asking me to buy her new headphones?

Henry says Maggie is constantly losing them; she thinks her son is making a lot of noise about nothing. Who deserves a fair hearing?

The Guardian

I don’t wish to cast aspersions on people over the age of 75…but if you are constantly loosing items and your kids are finding them in increasingly erratic places, then maybe don’t argue over Apple headphones, just get a joint GP appointment.

#Dementia

@JugglingWithEggs It could also be one of those situations where the elderly parent is lonely and this is a way to get contact with their child/children.

The number of sets of headphones in a few years that have been bought suggests to me that this might be the underlying reason.