Anonymous
Post 08/28/2024 01:42     Subject: Mom talks too much
And who are you to judge? You don't get irritated listening to the same thing over and over? Most people do. It's a problem when a person doesn't know how to entertain themselves, no matter the age.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2024 22:46     Subject: Mom talks too much
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She needs to hang out with other oldies more. They can talk each other to death.


+1. You’ll miss it when it stops. Hard to imagine but it’s true.


+1000



I didn't miss my mother when she died. I basked in the silence.

So hateful


Not hateful at all. Relief is a genuine response to the death of someone who has been lingering for 30 yrs on the cusp.

There was nothing about on the cusp or the mom suffering. Just the daughter irritated at listening.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2024 22:38     Subject: Mom talks too much
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She needs to hang out with other oldies more. They can talk each other to death.


+1. You’ll miss it when it stops. Hard to imagine but it’s true.


+1000



I didn't miss my mother when she died. I basked in the silence.

So hateful


Not hateful at all. Relief is a genuine response to the death of someone who has been lingering for 30 yrs on the cusp.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 13:08     Subject: Mom talks too much
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She needs to hang out with other oldies more. They can talk each other to death.


+1. You’ll miss it when it stops. Hard to imagine but it’s true.


+1000



I didn't miss my mother when she died. I basked in the silence.

So hateful
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 11:22     Subject: Mom talks too much
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She needs to hang out with other oldies more. They can talk each other to death.


+1. You’ll miss it when it stops. Hard to imagine but it’s true.


+1000



I didn't miss my mother when she died. I basked in the silence.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2024 16:53     Subject: Mom talks too much
East Asian tv shows. Put it on for her.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2024 16:52     Subject: Re:Mom talks too much
Anonymous wrote:How long has she lived with them, that would drive me nuts plus having no privacy:



About 10 years and it seems at least 10 more years to go.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2024 16:49     Subject: Mom talks too much
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Others need to be busy -- with earbuds in (whether they are actually listening to anything or not). They "have work to do .. need to listen to this." They spend predictable time, in a home office. Someplace, that is their own. And when there, they are not to be disturbed. And time out of the house. Mostly -they- need to know what amount of time not hearing/not listening to her -- how much time do they need. And claim it.


All this. She won't change. Can't change. They can only change their own behaviors. Also +1 to finding a place for her to be during the day (local senior center?) where she can talk and talk and talk to others who have nothing else to do.


Language barrier.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2024 12:00     Subject: Mom talks too much
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She needs to hang out with other oldies more. They can talk each other to death.


+1. You’ll miss it when it stops. Hard to imagine but it’s true.


+1000

Anonymous
Post 08/25/2024 10:14     Subject: Mom talks too much
Anonymous wrote:Others need to be busy -- with earbuds in (whether they are actually listening to anything or not). They "have work to do .. need to listen to this." They spend predictable time, in a home office. Someplace, that is their own. And when there, they are not to be disturbed. And time out of the house. Mostly -they- need to know what amount of time not hearing/not listening to her -- how much time do they need. And claim it.


All this. She won't change. Can't change. They can only change their own behaviors. Also +1 to finding a place for her to be during the day (local senior center?) where she can talk and talk and talk to others who have nothing else to do.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2024 20:17     Subject: Mom talks too much
Others need to be busy -- with earbuds in (whether they are actually listening to anything or not). They "have work to do .. need to listen to this." They spend predictable time, in a home office. Someplace, that is their own. And when there, they are not to be disturbed. And time out of the house. Mostly -they- need to know what amount of time not hearing/not listening to her -- how much time do they need. And claim it.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2024 18:43     Subject: Re:Mom talks too much
How long has she lived with them, that would drive me nuts plus having no privacy:
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2024 15:09     Subject: Mom talks too much
my grandmother did this. it is the result of spending a lot of time alone. it gets pent up and is uncontrolable. it was hard not to be rude.

Id find a way to keep her talking when yall arent around. phone dates w friends and relatives. an activity. when you are around give her undivided attn.not puzzles. she is prob an extrovert how spent too much time alone recently puzzles. she needs to let it out on a comsistent basis
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2024 15:00     Subject: Mom talks too much
Anonymous wrote:What language does she speak?

Is it possible she may be able to read/speak with kids who may be learning that language?

Eg. If she is a Japanese speaker, are there schools in the area which teach Japanese where she could read/practice with students?


Good idea.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2024 08:16     Subject: Mom talks too much
What language does she speak?

Is it possible she may be able to read/speak with kids who may be learning that language?

Eg. If she is a Japanese speaker, are there schools in the area which teach Japanese where she could read/practice with students?