Posted by Dinah on March 5, 2004, at 1:11:59
In reply to Re: What do you think? » Dinah, posted by All Done on March 4, 2004, at 23:51:53
That certainly is his strength. And I'll be needing it for a while, so maybe he'll go easy on me.
My mother is going in the hospital for at least ten days, but in the past up to a month, because of an infection in her foot (she's diabetic). My father is wheelchair bound and will be at home alone since my brother just went off to train for and then ship off to Afghanistan and won't be coming back for over a year. He really shouldn't be at home alone, but refuses a sitter. I *really* can't have him at my house. My therapist and I were coincidentally discussing it the other day. My therapist said that if I weren't nuts now, spending 24/7 with either of my parents would put me there. And he's right. My father yells and curses and threatens to kill people (which he won't, but it's not pleasant). I would just drop by their house several times a day, but I'm already overwhelmed at work and just can't manage it at the moment, since we're extra busy right now.
And of course, I feel really sorry for my mother, who prizes her independence, and who really needs to be able to get away from my father. She'll be laid up for a while even when she gets home.
I'm going for denial at the moment. Maybe something will happen and it will all turn out fine.
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