If she has dementia, then maybe not really - social filters drop by the wayside
my mom uses those terms and then says I love you in the next breath
her caregivers just laugh it off - I try to insist she apologize if I hear her but sometimes she refuses - her best comeback was, I'll apologize but not to an a- hole
she used to make little piggy oink sounds after calling someone a pig 🐷
Lindayesitis, sometimes this will also happen if the person has an Urinary Tract Infection. Have her family take this lady to her primary doctor or urgent care for a UTI test. If there is an infection, it can be cleared using antibiotics.
my mom uses those terms and then says I love you in the next breath
her caregivers just laugh it off - I try to insist she apologize if I hear her but sometimes she refuses - her best comeback was, I'll apologize but not to an a- hole
she used to make little piggy oink sounds after calling someone a pig 🐷
i never figured out a way to deal with it, but I was warned early on that I couldn’t change this so figure out how to deal with it.
laughing is probably the only thing to do.
Cant change her, change your reaction.