Took Mom out to dinner tonight for the LAST time.

Every time my husband's mother makes a rude comment, we say nothing. She repeats herself continually, but "silence is golden". We have limited ourselves to taking her out because of her rudeness. This is nothing new, she has been like this her whole life. Although she has slight dementia, she feels other people are beneath her and she is truly lonely and miserable, and therefore criticizes others I think, to make herself feel better.

Good luck, know that other people share your world. The other day she told me "you hate me" because I would not allow her to have things her way.

Bless you and your patience.

That is really hard BoniChak...sorry you are in such a difficult position. Remember, you can only do so much. And if you don't take care of yourself, she will not have you to help her and neither will anyone else. Take some time to take care of yourself. Even if you may feel you are risking something. Life is gonna happen regardless of all of your efforts. Put some of it in God's hands. Get your groceries :)