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For all we go through dealing with our elderly loved ones sometimes they say or do something so outrageous it's hard not to get a kick out of it. Mom informed me at our last visit that she was going to move to Oklahoma. Not only does mom not know a soul from there, she has never even visited there. She has barely been off the East Coast. I have no idea what brought this up, but she informed me she is no longer happy at her MC and was going to be moving and Oklahoma would be her new home. She also said she wants to play the stock market for fun. Mom is wheelchair bound, partially incontinent, hard of hearing, losing her eyesight and mentally ill, not exactly the best candidate for starting over in a new state alone. What has your loved one said or done that brought a laugh (though not in front of them) to your week?

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My Mom had Dementia. We were out one day and a woman we know stopped to say hi. She asked Mom "how are your kids doing? " Mom got indignant (not like her) and said "I don't have any children". I don't know who she thought I was. She had 4 children.
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My favorite "laugh so you don't cry" moment came from taking my mom to the cognitive testing where she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. When it came time to name as many animals as you can her first four were, "cat, dog, zebra, werewolf". And the best part is the tester's first language was not English and I'm not even 100% sure she caught the "were" part of werewolf, so my mom may have gotten that one in for free.
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JustAnon Feb 25, 2026
That's so funny!
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Maybe she’d enjoy a cowboy (cowgirl?) hat 🤗 for playing home on the range
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JustAnon Feb 25, 2026
I may have to do that if she brings up moving to cowboy country again, lol.
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When I saw "She also said she wants to play" and before my eyes and brain moved to the next line, I thought, "What does she want to play: the harmonica?" I don't know why that was the first musical instrument that popped into my head.

Although it hasn't happened this week, my mom, who is age 97 1/2 and has cognitive problems that are worsening, still remembers that she doesn't like her first name and never has. Her name is one that has become very popular in recent years, so when I hear about babies that have it, I tell her, and I appreciate that this brings out this bit of her self: being annoyed with her parents for giving her the name. (She doesn't get mad.)
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lealonnie1 Feb 24, 2026
My mother's name was Josephine which she LOATHED and never let anyone forget It! 🤣
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