Thank you so much. I will remember your words. And I do witness it by observing him. He is wobbling as he walks, but he walks fearlessly as you say. It seems so natural for him. And he smiles most of the time. Which to me is a miracle. Which I cherish. And will remember too.
I am so happy you cherish your father, you won't regret the small moments you spend with him. My dad died when he was 68. He would have turned 100 last week and my mother would have been 97 next week. I am happy I was able to spend time with them both before they passed on.
Oh that is so beautifully said and written. Thank you for tuning in and sharing. I am sorry for both your losses. Through faith and prayer I found consolation, but I tear up at least once a week in a moment's notice, during Mass, or just randomly when I think about the separation, which, is, for us a belief and hope in reunion in Heaven.
Your dad sounds like my oldest brother, who I love dearly, but he loves to do the same. It used to drive me crazy when he would pick on our mother in her older years, she would get so frustrated to the point of tears and I would get so angry! And some of the stuff he says is just unreasonable and untrue, I won't even get into it but I can tell you that he voted for Donald Trump and he loves to talk nonsense about politics...the thing that drives me the most batty is that he isn't even relying on facts when he starts to blurt stuff out, he heard it from his neighbor who heard it from Joe at the barbershop who found that out from some guy in the bank...not actual news articles, just "through the grapevine" and we all know where that can getcha!
Same here - nowadays, if Dad isn’t sleeping, he’s just sitting in his wheelchair like a bump on a log, with absolutely no interest in what’s going on around him, and Mom is…oh, what’s that saying you have there?…away with the fairies most days, which can be entertaining, but is mostly just pointless.
That was my dad when he was with it. That’s how he’d determine a person’s (especially a woman’s) personality - he’d find every button he could to push, just to see how you’d react.
My Dad is a very factual person and intelligent, he has the ability to read people, sometimes it’s like he can see in their heads because he knows exactly what buttons to press or what seeds to plant.
No doubt my oldest brother is intelligent (he was the vice-president of loans at a regional bank down in Florida for 40+years), but just not factual! Definitely a button pusher though.My Dad is a very factual person and intelligent, he has the ability to read people, sometimes it’s like he can see in their heads because he knows exactly what buttons to press or what seeds to plant.
I’m really hoping he’s accepted that my mums dementia means those days are gone and when she arrives on Thursday he doesn’t start on her. Thing is she doesn’t realise she has dementia so she verbally attacks him in the same old way that they have always communicated and will he be able to hold back? I doubt it!
He already told me the family get together will be a disaster. I said no it won’t we’re all happy we’re going to see each other and the past is forgiven.
His reply was “I’m sure I can stir something up” and then he laughed a quite evil chuckle!
I foresee a lot of eye rolling going on between myself and my brothers
And people believe him! It's really scary the brainwashing that has occurred over the past 8 years.
Yep I know the sort of thing, it’s standard fair over here with the older generation to see what your made of. If someone gets upset that’s on them for being over sensitive and they should just toughen up.
It’s orange Kool-Aid.
Agent Orange could explain a few things.
Thank you. I'm doing pretty well. I took down and moved another large tree today. I was too tired to cook but a productive day for sure. Good luck to you and your father.