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[quote=Anonymous]My dad did not exhaust me because he mostly remained kind to me and his sense of humor just became simpler. He had the occasional rude burst and he did ask the same question over and over, but it wasn't exhausting until he was at the end and and had lost every form of independence including talking. Mom is exhausting and my recovery period from visits is long. She had abusive tendencies and a temper prior and it became unbearable with her decline along with the whole medication issue-finding the right one, her refusing to continue it, etc. If I hear a story of someone dropping off a parent at a AL and barely visiting, I understand. One can only take so many insults, threats, etc and so many childhood memories were coming back to me of being terrified of her and hating myself.[/quote]
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