My mom has moderate dementia I have child locks on all the kitchen cabinets. She forgets what we talked about 10 mins ago, asks the same questions of me over and over. The other day I did not engage the lock on the sweets cabinet with out realizing I had done so. I was doing laundry in the other room, when I returned she had a whole package of cookies out and her and the dog were feasting on the whole pack. My poor dog looked about to burst, and mom said " I didn't take any cookies out" as she sat with a mouth full. It amazes me after months of not going in that cabinet at all, she can still remember where the cookies are. She has become a sweets
Thanks for this cute story.
If you continue getting frustrated with unimportant issues like this, how are you going to react to significant matters when they arise? She will get worse, and it will be very sad at that point. Get control of your emotions and priorities and learn to laugh over the cookie stuff. Take a deep breath and think about it. Hugs.