Caretaking for a Dad with Dementia and the things he says. Humor is my way of dealing...
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My Caretaker Mood Today:
My caretaker mood today:
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I took Dad to look at picture frames so we could put up some photos for him. He got all pissy while we were looking so I asked him why he was upset.
We don't even know any of these people!
A lovely read...❤
The Curl of Time
Today at Longreads, Sarah Stankorb confronts a lifetime of literally outrunning her angry, alcoholic father as she attempts to find care for him and her mother, both of whom are struggling with dementia.
Each evening until I moved off for college, my father drunkenly slurred and screamed, chasing me around the house until I caged myself in my room and he pounded outside. I’d stayed there safe, until his attention refocused on my mother, then I’d run out and draw his anger toward me again. I was faster, could outrun him.
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Dad told me he figured out how to cure his loneliness--He'll just marry me!! I reminded him that would be beyond gross, immoral, illegal and I'm already married.
Well if it's illegal I guess it's a no go...🤪
Took Dad to the market. We got all the way home when he decided he needed keifer. I said his timing sucked.
That's why I don't play the drums...