Some days..easier than others..long..

[CoolAngel28]

I just got back from checking on my mother and grandmother over the weekend.Guys,I tell you what,it's heartbreaking watching grandparents age,especially if they aren't steady,falling..etc.

My mom's fine,but,she's got this worrywart thing going about every little thing.My AED therapy is up for review again,in the next few weeks,and she absolutely goes nuts,around that time.You tell parents to let you do the worrying,but,do they listen???No...they give you $5 worth of advice,when you only requested $0.02 worth.

Sorry,but,my mother makes me completely nuts sometimes...I thought the hydro would be her biggest worry,but,it's the epi pills.

[moose53]

Hey, ((((((Kristin)))))),

Long time -- no read :o

I remember :( It's hard watching your parents and your grandparents get older. It's especially hard if they come down with some of the 'cruel' diseases like cancer or altzheimer's.

The best you can do for all of them is make sure that you never leave anything unsaid. All the praise, all the thanks -- SAY IT.

As for getting more than your money's worth from your Mom -- she's hopeless :p -- you oughta know that by now. Especially, with your being an Auntie to two, you probably have just a touch of what's ailing your Momma :D It goes with the territory. As my son says "it's part of the job description" :D

I'm spending the entire weekend reinstalling Micro$oft Windows AGAIN. Every six months, this thing crawls into the corner and forgets that it's a computer :D I gotta recover all my little software programs and my tens of thousands of pictures and smilies. I probably won't be up for air until at least TUESDAY :rolleyes:

BIG HUGS (and love).

Barb

[suede]

Kristin

I'm sad to hear your having a hard time with your GP and Parents, I know it's hard at times trying to do what you can and while you have so much of your own going on.

I believe though the hardest thing I ever did and will never really get over is watching my Mom pass away when I had just turned 16 and her death was a long painful one. I often wonder what my life would have been like had she lived.

I know you love your family but I know how hard it can be so as Barb already said just always let them know how much you love them and never leave things unsaid.

As hard as it is we have to remember this is the way of life and to think of all the years they spent worrying about us.

Hugs,
Linda

[Mark N]

Kristin

sorry to hear your grandparents aren't doing well. As Barbara told you, you should know your mother will give you $5 of advice even when you only need 2 cents. Just remember, as you watch your grandparents fail, that she won't be around forever so enjoy what you can with her and ignore the parts you don't enjoy. You have had your grandparents in your life so enjoy the rest of time you have together and be thankful that you have something many others didn't have.

[BrokenBladder]

Kristin,
I'm sorry to hear about your ailing GP's. Spend as much time with them as you can and don't leave a single stone unturned, trust me.

I lost all of my grandparents by the time I was nine years old. They never got a chance to teach me their life lessons.

As for your mother, well I'm a mother too and I know I always give more than my 2 cents worth. :) I'm sure my kids hate it, but I only do it out of love.

I lost my mother at 33 and I continually feel an emptiness from that loss. Our parent(s) have so much knowledge and we should grasp as much of it as possible before its too late.

[Kathi49]

Kristin,

I am sorry about your GP's as well. I never even knew my own and I wish I had have. I could have talked with them and asked them sooooo many things. But I never had the chance...all of them were gone by the time I was 2 years old.

And I know your mom is probably making you nuts. You sound like my daughter. :) And Mark N can tell you I am probably the worrywart of all moms LOL! But as Lisa said, we do it out of love and concern. Sometimes we might come across wrong and give too much advice...but it is because we care so darn much. And to be honest my OWN mom will make me nuts sometimes LOL! But really, I respect anything she has to say because nine times out of ten she has been right through the years. :)