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What are your plans for for the holiday get togethers?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Dec 25, 2025 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
Well, being alone sure beats the time they invited us for Christmas dinner at noon, which consisted of pizza and soft drinks and then got us out of their house by 1:30 because there was bad weather predicted for late that NIGHT and they didn't want us to get stuck in it.
In their rush to get us out, H. forgot his hat and we had to turn around and go back to find them, with their latest guests, putting a late dinner together! And they tried to tell us these people "just dropped by". Yeah, right.
BUT, she had no problem being at the hospital when her Dad had heart issue and was going to have to have a pacemaker put in, with a will drafted up to make her executor of his estate and leave all to her!!!
H. and I are much happier and safer at home.
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@kartwk Oh my gosh, we all have crazy family stories. Its' so easy to be resentful but I think what this MCI journey has taught me so far, is that it's him and I, and I'm his caregiver. And I don't have time to be resentful. It's not about the kids any longer, as yes, they can be disappointments which is sad in life. I'd like them to be here, supportive, yet they're too far away and don't see us often. So, I'm honestly trying to enjoy the time I have with my husband. We laugh over not getting our gift certificates. And no cards from them. Oh well, I'll consider your posts a gift, because you've made me laugh over what you're going through and boy, can I relate. At least you won't run into late night dinners. As for the wills, yes, we have stories too. That's the next post.
Happy holidays.
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@kartwk I need to add to this that when we went there we figured they invited us for the afternoon. You know, hang out until dinner is ready at 4 or 5. The noon pizza was quite a surprise.