Answered a question 1/22/2010 at 12:36 pm
Been there....done that. Sounds like misplaced anger...could it be slight dementia, or has she always been this way? First of all I have found to begin to care for someone who is more than difficul
...Read MoreBeen there....done that. Sounds like misplaced anger...could it be slight dementia, or has she always been this way? First of all I have found to begin to care for someone who is more than difficult, if your self-esteem is not what it should be when you start out, it will truly do an emotional and mental number on you and you may find you can no longer care for her. Can you think in terms that she is angry because she can no longer do things that were second nature to her and now you may be the only one she has to vent to? In my mother's case, I have a sister, but mom doted over her and I the "little witch", as she called me.
She smeared her poop on me, threw her pills across the room, doubled up her fists at me, but I remained with her until her death. I have no regrets, I am blessed with peace, but to take care of such a difficult person, you have to care for yourself first.