Our house was flooded, I've just moved home after being put up firstly by wonderful strangers on Friday night, and since then we've been with my husband's sister who lives nearby (but on higher ground!) We have a brook running through our village and it overflowed due to the rain, thankfully it's not affected by the rivers that have burst their banks.
I found the courage to tell my parents on Sunday - my dad has been on the phone almost constantly, he keeps forgetting that he's already checked my new address and phone number (um, dad, you've called me on the phone, I guess you have the right number
) Then he phones to talk about my planned visit to them next month when I'll go down with my kids to visit for a few days. Because both mum and dad are not the people they used to be, we'll be staying in a hotel. I've lost count of how many times dad has told me that he's booked us into a hotel, the same one we stayed in last time (nope, never been there), in the exact same room (nope!!), oh, and this was after I phoned him initially to tell him that I had booked the hotel - guess I should be grateful he booked me into the same one I was already booked into - confused, so was the hotel receptionist!!
I have no patience right now with my parents. I just want to scream every time the phone rings cos I know it's probably dad going over the same old stuff.
And yet, they phone - this is something they haven't done for such a long time. Mum used to phone every week for a long chat and she hasn't done that for months. But now she asks to speak to me, tho dad initiates the phone calls, and I get a glimpse of the person she used to be. I don't know how much she understands or remembers, but I guess the trauma of what I'm going through, her youngest child, and her grandchildren, has touched a part of her that can still reach out and be "normal".
I don't know why I'm posting - I guess because you here will understand my frustrations at the constant phone calls and repeated questions.
I saw a post about loss of sense of smell. My dad has been missing the loo when he uses the downstairs bathroom, but insists there is no problem, even though the smell is, apparently, over-powering. Even my mum has noticed it. Thank goodness my sister lives close enough to visit them every day, and she's insisted that the flooring in the bathroom is replaced. Trouble is, it won't stop the problem. She's asked dad to sit down, but he just doesn't see, or smell, the problem. I guess the next phase will be incontinence - flooding of another sort
Thanks for TP being here - a safe haven for me to come and moan
I found the courage to tell my parents on Sunday - my dad has been on the phone almost constantly, he keeps forgetting that he's already checked my new address and phone number (um, dad, you've called me on the phone, I guess you have the right number
) Then he phones to talk about my planned visit to them next month when I'll go down with my kids to visit for a few days. Because both mum and dad are not the people they used to be, we'll be staying in a hotel. I've lost count of how many times dad has told me that he's booked us into a hotel, the same one we stayed in last time (nope, never been there), in the exact same room (nope!!), oh, and this was after I phoned him initially to tell him that I had booked the hotel - guess I should be grateful he booked me into the same one I was already booked into - confused, so was the hotel receptionist!!I have no patience right now with my parents. I just want to scream every time the phone rings cos I know it's probably dad going over the same old stuff.
And yet, they phone - this is something they haven't done for such a long time. Mum used to phone every week for a long chat and she hasn't done that for months. But now she asks to speak to me, tho dad initiates the phone calls, and I get a glimpse of the person she used to be. I don't know how much she understands or remembers, but I guess the trauma of what I'm going through, her youngest child, and her grandchildren, has touched a part of her that can still reach out and be "normal".
I don't know why I'm posting - I guess because you here will understand my frustrations at the constant phone calls and repeated questions.
I saw a post about loss of sense of smell. My dad has been missing the loo when he uses the downstairs bathroom, but insists there is no problem, even though the smell is, apparently, over-powering. Even my mum has noticed it. Thank goodness my sister lives close enough to visit them every day, and she's insisted that the flooring in the bathroom is replaced. Trouble is, it won't stop the problem. She's asked dad to sit down, but he just doesn't see, or smell, the problem. I guess the next phase will be incontinence - flooding of another sort
Thanks for TP being here - a safe haven for me to come and moan
