We just got back from a visit to my mom in Florida. For some crazy reason, I thought that difficult child had grown up enough that all four of us could go on a trip together.
Well, let's just say that the best thing about the trip is that it is over.
:rofl:
difficult child and easy child still fought even though they are 22 and 19 years old. I'm starting to wonder if they will even get along as adults.
Back to the title of my thread, though. My mom has declined a lot in the six months since we last saw her. She is becoming more and more forgetful and unsteady on her feet. She is also getting more and more contrary.
I bought her some new clothes since she hasn't had any in a long time. Not for lack of trying, though. I send her things and she has my brother send them right back saying that they don't fit.
So I decided that this time I would bring the same clothes in two different sizes so she couldn't use that as an excuse. We brought boxes that were wrapped with the clothes in one size and a bag full of the same clothes in a larger size.
My mother immediately got mad that we showed up with presents. I explained what I had done with the sizes and she said, "Well, it really wasn't the size that was the problem in the past."
Okay, whatever. I suggested that she open the boxes but she didn't want to so I didn't push it. I just left the presents and the bag full of the extra sizes and suggested she open them that night and we would be back the next morning.
When we saw her the next day, the presents were still not opened but she had looked in the bag. She told me to take them back because she didn't like the bright colors and that people at the ALF would laugh at her.
I said, "What color, mom? They slacks and shirt are beige."
So my mother said, "Well, beige is a color."
So she won. How could I argue with that? I brought them all back home with me and will take them back to the store.
Both easy child and difficult child pointed out later that I would probably end up just like her. I told them that I might get old and cranky but I couldn't ever see myself turning down new clothes.
:rofl:
So my mom will continue wearing her worn out old clothes but will be happy. :its_all_good:
I tried.
~Kathy
Well, let's just say that the best thing about the trip is that it is over.
:rofl:
difficult child and easy child still fought even though they are 22 and 19 years old. I'm starting to wonder if they will even get along as adults.
Back to the title of my thread, though. My mom has declined a lot in the six months since we last saw her. She is becoming more and more forgetful and unsteady on her feet. She is also getting more and more contrary.
I bought her some new clothes since she hasn't had any in a long time. Not for lack of trying, though. I send her things and she has my brother send them right back saying that they don't fit.
So I decided that this time I would bring the same clothes in two different sizes so she couldn't use that as an excuse. We brought boxes that were wrapped with the clothes in one size and a bag full of the same clothes in a larger size.
My mother immediately got mad that we showed up with presents. I explained what I had done with the sizes and she said, "Well, it really wasn't the size that was the problem in the past."
Okay, whatever. I suggested that she open the boxes but she didn't want to so I didn't push it. I just left the presents and the bag full of the extra sizes and suggested she open them that night and we would be back the next morning.
When we saw her the next day, the presents were still not opened but she had looked in the bag. She told me to take them back because she didn't like the bright colors and that people at the ALF would laugh at her.
I said, "What color, mom? They slacks and shirt are beige."
So my mother said, "Well, beige is a color."
So she won. How could I argue with that? I brought them all back home with me and will take them back to the store.
Both easy child and difficult child pointed out later that I would probably end up just like her. I told them that I might get old and cranky but I couldn't ever see myself turning down new clothes.
:rofl:
So my mom will continue wearing her worn out old clothes but will be happy. :its_all_good:
I tried.
~Kathy