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[quote=Anonymous]Conversations were always one sided before, as far as I could remember, whether talking to “friends” or to me - she just complains and complains and yaks and yaks without letting other person talk. This can last an hour on the phone.

Now it’s worse because she can’t hear the person at all and she refuses to wear her hearing aids. She doesn’t know who I am when I call because she can’t hear me. She can’t hear me saying “I have to go now”.

I’m a single parent, no support at all. I don’t have time for this. I started hanging up after yelling that I had to go.  Now I’ve stopped calling because she can’t hear me and hangs up because she doesn’t know who it is. I’m tired of calling back repeatedly.

Honestly I don’t miss the 1 hour calls where she talks nonstop about all of her medical problems.

There’s obviously more re why I don’t bother anymore but I think aging parents need to understand the impact of not hearing on their relationships and wear their hearing aids. If they don’t, be prepared for fewer phone calls and visits.

Just venting to complete strangers, not looking for solutions, have tried them all. 
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