Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
Mom is mad at me again. I did not give her the response she wanted from me and she got angry. Angry enough to hang up on me, only to call again the next day. Dementia strips away a lot of the filters we all use to be civil in society. It has been said …
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I think that, like most of us, we think of ourselves as basically honest individuals. We are not prone to much dishonesty and help one another whenever possible. So how did becoming a caregiver turn me into someone who can lie with a straight face? I think back to my childhood and all of the …
Dad's Back 