General Discussion & Chat: § Sweet Interruptions § 220, 0 by purpbutfly

purpbutfly wrote:
Good Morning Ladies,
Joyce that is wonderful news. But girl, no matter how much you love your mom and dad you are going to need lots of help with taking care of them. It can get very stressful. I know I took care of my late mother-in-law because none of her kids or grandkids wanted her. She played games with us. When she was with me she was fine, but the minute my husband got home from work she played "Poor Me". A granddaughter came and stayed with us for one week. When she went home she told her mom and dad that she did not know how I could do that 24/7. My husband was no help at all. If he wasn't working he was at the bar. Finally I had, had enough!!! Told my husband either someone else takes her or I'm leaving. Like I said none of her kids wanted to be bothered with her so they put her in a home. And those long term facilities are not the best places for elderly people at all. I worked for 18 years as a CNA (until my neck injury). Having to take care of 8 -12 of them a day is hard work and they do not get the good proper care they need. I did my best but it still was not enough. When family members put their parents into these homes 90% of them are forgotten, end up with broken hearts and die within months after being put in these homes. I hope that you never come to that road with your parents, Joyce.

Went up to my mom's and cleaned fish ponds. When I uncovered one of the ponds there was only 1 little white fish. Somehow the raccoons were able to get into it and got all but that one. So I told my mom make it a water garden and just use the other two ponds for fish. The raccoons can't get into those.
Mom said the other day she was out in the back was looking at the trees and noticed this century plant. it's kind of hard to see with it being so close to the oak tree.