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[quote=Anonymous]Posting yet again...

When really frustrated I also would call places like Alznet or other Alzheimer's hotlines to brainstorm.

If you parents are as nutty and stubborn as mine this can be truly emotionally draining and start to affect your health if you let it. My mother was quite nasty to me when I started introducing the idea of help and frankly she was losing it at dad which is not good for anyone. When I started to point out her losing it at him, her anger turned to me which was really tough.

I definitely saw a change in both of them as they got more help and he had a social outlet. My mother mocks this whole idea "self care" and "self help" and there was no way in heck she was going to a support group of a therapist. When we got her more supports for him, just seeing friends on her own, taking a nap, or going clothing shopping without a worry really lifted her spirits. It was worth the manipulations to get there.

It's an impossible situation for anyone and the fact our mothers are not versed in self care, boundaries/limits etc can make it much worse.[/quote]

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