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One thing I would like to share is that one of the first responses to my post was to get the h*ll out of there. I have never ever lost that option in my mind and thoughts. Its just that there are other issues and that is not a move I am able to make right now. It is an option that remains open to me and that continue to work towards. In the meantime........
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Duck, I was stuck as well. Twisteds called APS and accused me of financial exploitation. Had I left before we got through court I would have looked very guilty. It would have been the worst thing I could have done. So, I know where you are. Remember, ts2 was also mom's financial POA with access to all mom's accounts and KNEW I was not exploiting! They even requested my personal account information. Just very, very odd. Where the heck did they think I was getting money from? Oh yea, that money tree in mom's backyard. LOL!
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Glad
I call my no-show siblings frick n frack
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Frick and frack is good too, Madge!

Anybody have other names they use for crazy sibs?
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Since you'll be honeymooning nearby I might suggest a restaurant or two for a celebration dinner - that is if you have any energy left after visiting Disneyland

let me know your preferences

Prime Rib
Italian
Seafood
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Yes, my sister is little princess because she is an elitist who has special sensitivities. It makes me LOL to call her this! When my mom was at her worst with the personality disorder, I referred to her as Cruella Deville (101 Dalmatians). It does depersonalize them so one can detach easier.

Golden, I tried to post that I was happy the lab will work with you and to say getting an attorney when you know the results would be a good way to go.

I haven’t heard anything re the applications I submitted.

Stacey and upset, enjoy your time away vacationing and honeymooning!!

Margeaux, good to hear from you! I hope your hubs is recovering and that you are able to focus on your needs as well. How is your mom and sister?

Too cold to do much today with high winds too. Plus I have either a head cold or allergies, sore throat etc. just a lazy day overall.

Happy Thanksgiving to All who celebrated in Canada 🇨🇦!!
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((((duck))))) unfortunately the POA can exclude you, but that does not mean you cannot give your concerns to your mum's PCP. just that the PCP cannot give you information. You are in a very difficult situation with having to live there for now and being the one who sees your mother's needs better than your sis. Detaching as much as you can will help you to survive that. I lived with mother and sis ganging up on me all my life too. It is hard. Hope you can get your own place sometime. ((((((hugs)))))

stacey - so good to see that you and hub (and Charlie) are having a good time. I hope it will help you unwind so you don't need an anti anxiety pill. l love the old gold rush stuff. R and I were in Dawson City in the Yukon. It was so interesting and like stepping back in time.

madge - Mark Twain riverboat cruise!!! A new item for my bucket list. Sounds awesome. Frick and Frack - LOL! I remember them. I just think of my sis as a combination of the golden child and the ice queen. No warmth there at all.

upset - so glad it went well. Hope that parent group have got the message. Strange that they are outraged. Obviously it is not for them. Good luck at the sales. I have never been willing to brave the crowds.

margeaux -so good to hear from you. Sorry about the troubles with dh, but glad you spoke up. Sometimes we have to. Your mum is hanging in there! Hope the tooth can be fixed with little bother. Amazing that she has all her own at her age.

glad - your twisteds take the cake. So much trouble-making for you and little sharing of information. I am happy it is behind you. A cat sounds like a good idea - lower maintenance than a dog.

sharyn - hope you feel better after a quiet day. I don't like wind. My mother is very elitist and practiced this on sis - her health, piano lessons etc. Hoping R will get to the lab today with the bottle. I know he is busy with other things. I haven't ever had much use for a lawyer, but will use one I have known for a long time who lived around the corner years ago.

Finally my knee is a lot better - still sore at times, but not painful. I have to start the eye drops tomorrow for the next cataract surgery on Friday. Then I will be done for a while. I am thinking that I will see the MD/ND (who requires everyone to take a series of tests for about $1000 no matter why he/she is going to him,) and ask about getting low dose naltrexone (LDN) for the CFS/FM. There are very few in Canada who will prescribe it for that, but it is well tolerated and helps some, so I may as well try it. I know the tests include some for allergies so I may learn something useful. Snowing again this morning. I guess winter is here. ❄❄❄
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Having a good Columbus Day off, in this politically incorrect area. Nobody gets CD off any more. Few groceries, new pair of shoes (if they hurt my feet I can exchange them in 2-3 weeks), picked up my taxes (WHOOHOO! did not file before deadline, was just too crazy, moving, unpacking finding my documents). Then garage door company, did not have a remote so had to buy one. Techs came in and had all the remotes in their trucks. They asked me if I knew how to program it, hmmmm, no. They brought the opener over, programmed it, and only charged me for the remote. Small towns are GREAT! People helping people. On the front range it would have cost me at least $100.00! So I could afford the expensive shoes/boots I got.

Oh, and the best part? I will be able to park my yukon inside this winter, the first time ever I will not have to scrape snow and ice. I am in heaven!
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Went to LL Bean sale. There were crowds, but not as bad as some years.

Still no frost and not even having cooler temperatures. Maybe Maine isn't having winter this year.
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Can't believe I am still running the AC here in Mass
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Kellse, I would be too if I was still in California. Lots more changes for us here in Idaho with snow coming usually in December. Heavy frost this morning but so pretty out this afternoon. That is what I love about autumn.


Making a pot roast for dinner. I didn’t want to make it until it was a cold day. But i had nothing else in the freezer.
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Keller, Had my AC on here in central Maine.
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Sharynm we are having pot roast too! And I have the AC on. Here in MD I remember some years taking my daughter trick or treating in just her costume, and some years so bundled up you could not tell what she was supposed to be! And one year cutting our Christmas tree in tee shirts! I just hope its an easy winter..
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I'm with you on the easy winter! Lemon garlic chicken thighs for supper here. I did a big pot of chili as R is coming and leftovers can be thrown in the freezer when we head south. I still cook enough chili for a family of six. Doing better with the chicken pieces and pork chops. I buy the family packs and freeze some. Oh my, the smell of garlic is wafting through the house...
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Bad news is my brother has no interest in helping with mom the last 20 years, tho he used to send money for Christmas and birthday. Good news is now it's my husband's and his youngest brother's turn (middle brother mostly out of it), and the two of them are having meetings about my inlaws care now that they are in crisis a lot, and they AGREE with each other - praise God! There may be some happy family stories after all....
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The Yukon is snuggly in the garage, no ice scraping for me in the morning, or chapped knuckles, or a red nose!
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Golden thanks for the encouragement.
Glad I just had a light bulb moment!!! My sister is now a twisted, it even feels better not saying the actual word this is more befitting. It used to kind of hurt to say sister. LOL!!

I am happy for everyone with this good news and happiness. I am coming out of my little funk, and will be keeping to my self for awhile. So hearing it repeated felt good.

Rays of light peace and love to you all. There are so many of you out there who make this forum what it is. Your goodness shines. The wisdom is the icing.
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My mother has done it again, assuming I would like something!!!! When I know what will happen!!

My maternal aunt n' uncle are outdoor sporty types. No problem with that. Except they invited my mother n' I to Hawaii for a 'vacation'. There was no asking me if I wanted to go.

Because of my physical health affecting my limbs. The only two sports I will do is Biking n' Bowling. I don't run, and minimally walk.

On top of that, my mother will expect that there will be no problem sharing a room!!! I don't want to go!!!!
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Golden, I will be excited to hear how well the LDN works for you, as that particular compound of a very old but newly resurgent drug is showing huge promise in So Many different, especially Autoimmune diseases and Cancers, at the lower doses!

At this time, I cannot take it, however it has been brought up by my Rhumatologist as one of the New Pain Management Drugs of the future, unfortunately I still take Narcotic pain medicine for my Arthritic knees and hands, and would have to come completely off of that, as it is an Opioid Agonist, and blocks the opioid receptors, but once people like me who are reliant on pain meds can wean down and off the opioid meds, it could be very Effective at pain control, such as Fibromyalgia pain and Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, which is an Exciting possibility for My future, as I don't Want to be reliant on pain meds for the rest of my life, but nothing else has worked to date to manage my pain.

The Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) has shown So many very exciting breakthrough potentials in So many areas of disease management, and is the one drug that I am watching carefully, as more and more private (not Big PHARMA) groups are studying it in all arenas of disease managementand Cures, so I will be interested in how that works for you, plus it's cheap, as it's already been FDA approved (long ago) for safety at the much higher doses, so there's no need for it to go through the Governmental testing again. I am still wondering how/if Big PHARMA will find a way to get it's hands on it, because if there's a way to make a buck, they usually find a way to repackage and re-licence it, which is just so wrong! As I understand, the Low Dose still needs to go through a Compounding Pharmacy, but here, it only costs about 30-60 dollars a month, which is well worth it if it works! Good luck, and I hope it works out for you, and eventually ME, LOL!
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We are having such a fun time on our vacation! You can actually see the stress disappear off of my husband's face, and he is turning back in to the old fun, funny guy my husband used to be before the stresses of Life took over. As well as caring for his Dad, my husband went through a period of severe anxiety and stress with his on-the-job injury, where he injured his back and it took him out of work. He was on a Labor & Industries leave of absence with his back Pain & Injury and even though he went through several years of physical therapy and even a work hardening program trying to regain his strength and Mobility without pain, he was unable to return to his previous employment. Eventually and finally, they gave him a State Pension for life, which clearly reduced his worry of being able to provide an income for our family, and now that his father has passed away, there really are no more worries in that regard so life for my hubby is changed in a positive way and forever!

Our home is paid for, so we have no worries about urgently selling up, and buying a condo as we once considered. Now the only reason to buy a condo will be due to the physical part of upkeep and maintenance of a home, and I'm sure that one day we will do just that but for right now we have decided to stay put and just fix it up and continue to make it as nice as possible for the eventualities of selling it.

Some really good news is, that in the little few hours that we have spent in the Casinos down here (we can't subject Charlie to Too much time, although she has been as good as gold, and a Lucky Charm) we both have been Winning! Just last night in less than an hour's time on the slot machines, I won $1,100, and my husband won $900, oh, and in the previous few days I have been consistently pulling out three four and $500 wins! So our trip has been essentially paid for what with the free condo and all, however, the trip isn't over yet so hopefully this winning streak will continue or at least we won't put all of our winnings back in! LOL!

We've only got three more days here in Nevada, and then we will be back in to California and winding our way back up through the Redwoods, especifically the AVENUE OF THE GIANTS, which we both are very excited to do! Initially we were going to do it on the way down but decided to head straight to Tahoe due to the issues with the reservations of my sister's condo time-share.

This has worked out great for us, the weather has been perfect although extremely cold in the mornings (30 degrees, Brrrr!), but it warms up pretty quickly and by noon it is up in the low 70s which is my preferred temperature! Also a good thing as I only brought one short sleeve shirt, LOL! So we are off early here for a nice breakfast out, and we are going to find a nice drive up into the Red Rocks and then we are going to go from there and probably spend a few hours in downtown Reno tonight, have dinner and spending our playing the slot machines.

I hope you guys are all well, and enjoying the week as much as we are! Love you all, Stace
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Stacey, sounds like an awesome time and perfect for you and hubby to relax. Winning!! Yay!! Just a word of caution.... fires along parts of California 101 with some closures so please check your route before you leave.
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Thank you SharynM, you read my mind, as that is exactly what I am looking into right now! I hope there's no road closures darn it
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Chris, please tell your mom - "Have a nice vacation mom, I'm not going to go." No one can make you, and if you don't want to you don't have to. Sorry that your mom assumes things about you, instead of asking.

Stacey, I'm so happy you're having a good vacation time. Let that stress gooooo. :) Enjoy!
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Go Stacey!! and keep up the winning!!
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Stacey, sounds like you're having a good trip. Enjoy.

First full day at center. It went smoothly. I had 4 individual counseling sessions and one group. PJ had 6 individual sessions. He usually does drug and alcohol counseling so this was a bit of a change. He has been catching up on counseling for caregivers, people with critical illnesses, etc. The intake social workers were very busy, as was the Medicaid specialist. So far, so good.
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Upset, congratulations!!! over and over again. Its wonderful how you have accomplished the grand project in so little time. I would be honored to volunteer my services if you were in my area. God Bless You and GodSpeed. You Go GirL!!!!!
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I am so happy for you Stacey. YaY!!!! more money more money. Enjoy. Sounds as if you and hubs are getting a long deserved break. God is Good.
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Chris, a long time ago my mother used to see my time as her time and when I was off she'd make plans involving me with out consulting me. I would forsake my plans and cater to her. I always ended up low on gas and stressed trying to do what I planned and getting hinderd while I tried. I finally started saying "NO" and standing my ground. Of course I became ungrateful and the worse evil person in the world. But I would tell her If you want or need me to do sometihing have enough respect for me to let me know in advance. Hawaii does sound nice though :)
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AliBoAli n' DDDuck-Thank you

On top of that.  She has been saying for eons, that she wanted to get important data off a tower computer.  Before she took it to the computer reclamation center.  At first, there is no problem with that, EXCEPT

She wants to pay a local tech in town. to do it.  Instead of having me do it.  This is another slap in the face.

I have computer training, have setup personal computer networks, and personal computer servers.

I am thinking of telling the guy not to come.  The guy knows my computer skills and doesn't treat me like an idiot.
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Chris, I dont know what it is that hinders our loved ones from repecting our skills. My family has chosen not to respect my profession. I never took it personal until now where I am an RN for 26 years living with my elderly mother who has who knows what types or type or dementia and I am blocked from her care. I clean behind her, try to keep hear safe, fed, happy, cant sleep sometimes cause she always knocks on my door for any and every little thing at any time. While my twister sleeps soundly and sabatoges my character and intentions. I have gotttn compliment and praise over years from family memebers on how I cared for them or bought things to the doctor attention. I worked Ems. I dont need to be incharge I just want whats best for my mother. I was never a person to brag or boast what type of ego does one develop around to narcissist. You want to be in the front in the lead have at it. It doesnt take away from me, but the decision to block me out is from a place that is dirty and wrong and spiteful, it also reveals my denial. So I can imagine how you feel.
So instead of trying to reverse and change things I am okay with it and starting to feel a little better as time goes on.
If she hasnt and doesnt want you to do it let her pay someone else. The logic is ridiculous but if thats what she wants and she has no respect for your expertise then let her "Pay"

Your mother not acknowleging or respecting your expertise does not take away your skills or ability.
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