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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not certain whyyour son was “crushed” - did you react very strongly to your mother’s lackluster response to his news? Is he more impacted by your strong emotion, perhaps? Presumably he got wonderful feedback from family and friends for such an amazing accomplishment. His expectations of her should be tempered; he’s old enough to understand her condition, and cognitive changes that impact her behavior. Disappointed or sad, I understand. But crushed?

Congratulations to your son. [/quote]

Would it have been OK with you if a girl were crushed or perhaps a younger person? 19-year-old males are allowed to be sensitive. Both my teenage son and daughter were devastated by my mother's behavior and lack of interest to the point we could not have them around her. It's hard for me as an adult to process it and she was awful before aging, just not this bad. Sometimes that is part of it I think. You had to adjust to the fact you had a challenging parent/grandparent all along and you had your strategies but were at your limit. Then they get worse and it's just too much no matter how many times people tell you it's just the brain deterioration. That's why sometimes you need to outsource even more because it's not painful to a stranger and it's easier for them to just see it as a brain issue. [/quote]

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