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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]perhaps a mild stroke, OP?  (i'm serious)  Because it's new behavior.[/quote]

OP, please heed this. My first thought was an early red flag for some form of dementia and as PP above says, consider a mini-stroke as well.

You seem to be just assuming that this is down to aging and that aging somehow made her lose her "filter" but a small change in personality like this is so often a very early indicator of something else, including Alzheimer's. Doctors can detect that earlier and earlier now. If she would be willing, I'd take her to get her checked out. She may resist it -- which is also classic in people who are in early (or sometimes in any) stages of a dementia.

I know or knew several older people who ended up with Alzheimer's and they all, in varying ways, tended to "lose their filter"and it was taken initially as just getting old and not caring any more what they said to others. The doctors said it's pretty typical for that to happen and to be misinterpreted. Might not be the case with your mom but why not find out so that treatment can start if it's needed?[/quote]

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