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[quote=Anonymous]My mom is 70 and we live on opposite coasts.  I am traveling with my preschooler DD to visit relatives in another country and as DH had to cancel, my mom offered and will be joining us.  Because of our trip, we've been talking a lot more than usual and it's hit me that my mom's personality has changed, probably over the last few years.  The best way I can describe it is to say she has lost a degree of emotional control.  For instance, she has always been a complainer and tends to complain about things from years ago, but lately, she just sounds so... angry.  She gets riled up like she's going to fly off the handle (but doesn't) and is more emotional and angry-sounding now compared to say two years ago despite the passage of time on the events she is referring to.  She also has become prone to snapping at me and again, angrily (instead of snippishly) when the situation doesn't warrant it.

Is this just aging or is there something else I should be concerned about?  And how should I deal with her when we are spending 24/7 together on our two week trip?  We are all going to be tired, I will have my hands full with DD who will be difficult due to the time difference, and I'm worried that we are going to blow up at each other and hurt our relationship.[/quote]

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