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I'm not surprised you were furious, I would be too. Your poor mum. Horrible man x

What a heart rending post, Richard. I wish Sharon continued peace, and hope that you and her mum, and your children, can take much comfort from it xx

I know what you mean. My two daughters regularly hug their friends, but my mam and dad would only hug and touch close family. I'm a bit in between the two and although I love hugging my girls, hubby...

I've always talked to myself. If anyone overhears me I pretend I was singing!

It's perfectly normal ... isn't it :eek: ?

I would love to be an invisible, but because I have a conscience, and because I love them, I can't be.

I don't really have any invisibles, because there's only me. I don't know how they do it.

Hope today is better, AG, I will be thinking of you xx

Oh AG, I'm sorry you feel so rough; I totally understand.

I talk to my husband. He's the only one I can say absolutely anything to and he understands. He also doesn't mind that we go round and...

Reno, my first instinct before reading any of the other replies was for you to have a quiet word with the chap himself, in order to give him a chance to put things right by altering his behaviour to...

I'm so sorry, and what a lovely, heartfelt post. You obviously loved each other very much.

That's is my dad's philosophy, too. Unfortunately I'm the polar opposite. I wish I wasn't. I've tried to change, I've had hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy, to no avail.

I'm a...

Sounds to me like you've done exactly the right thing, Sarah. Your trip was supposed to be a pleasure, so if it was causing you such anxiety I think you were right to cancel. I agree with Sylvia,...

That's good advice Richard, thank you. I sincerely hope it is just a phase, and I hope it doesn't last as long as two years! How on earth did you cope? :(

Kingmidas, you have made me think about what I would say to my dad, if I could bring myself to say it. I would say:

"Dad, I love you very much, but I can't continue being your prop. You have...

Hi Ticktock, and welcome to TP. I'm sure you will get lots of advice and support here, as I have and continue to do. Keep posting!

Hi Jennie

I'm not sure when the next respite is due - do you think it will be affected by the emergency respite she had to go into when dad was ill? The social worker said that there has to be 28...

All types of hug gratefully accepted, Dee xx



I'm sorry to hear that, Sylvia. You must have felt very isolated, I can hardly imagine how it must have been for you; very tough I should think....

This is not dementia related, but I know some of you will remember that my mother in law was very ill and almost died before Christmas, in fact she had to be resuscitated. She spent several months...

Thanks Sylvia. Yesterday when they arrived, my husband and I were working in the garden. Dad loves the garden and was keen to see what we had done. Mam wouldn't let him. Hubby and I would be...

After a horrible visit from my mam and dad on Friday, I have this morning once again read the Compassionate Communication thread for some tips on how to deal with my mam. But I'm struggling to find...

You are all such kind people, I'm sitting here now with tears in my eyes knowing that you all understand. I usually try to reply to everyone's comments individually if I can, but we have to go out...

Lovely to hear from you today Sue and that you are feeling a bit better. For what it's worth, I'm a dreadful patient. I have a very low pain threshhold, and a headache or a tummy ache just floor...

Welcome to Talking Point Chris. I'm sure your mum was already proud of your achievements. Not all of us are able or willing to take centre stage but it takes guts just to get up there. It's not...

You both sound so sad. Try to be glad that you can at least talk about it and that your mum has some awareness and appreciates what you do for her, even though that can be distressing for her. ...

Thinking of you Sue and hoping you manage to post again soon, looking forward to hearing from you. xx

Gosh Salli, you have so much to contend with, I'm so sorry. I don't really know what to say, but I can imagine a little what you're going through because my daughter has a problem (although not...