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Thank you @babbsjoy! I don’t feel as successful as it seems I implied! 😉
I am now sitting beside him as he has taken control of the mouse! And it is painful to watch the slow movements and I want to grab it from him and *scream* but what good will that do? Only make him feel worse than I know he is already feeling, which I don’t want. But meanwhile the Clock keeps ticking and chores remain undone …
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You made no implications! I just count it a win, whenever we caretakers can bite our tongues and take the high road of patience and empathy. It is a hard road sometimes. I can so relate to wanting to get chores done, wanting to get to appointments on time, ETC. It can be super frustrating!
Then Dad will look deep into my eyes so as to “hear” what I am saying and I melt, and realize I need to summon love and compassion to win over my natural task/goal orientation and communicate warmth and respect. Don’t always succeed, I know—but I am always grateful to hear of others striving to live this out too!