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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 395441" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>I understand completely. But I didn't worry about hurting my mom; it was only because she would keep Dad away from us that we made nice with-her. We had to go through her to get to him.</p><p>We tried to talk to her about her issues but it would always come back to haunt us. The only ones who could get away with-it were the kids. Once, my daughter said, "Hey, that's not nice. You're hurting my feelings." And my mom's eyes got really big and she apologized on the spot. </p><p>If I had done that, well ... never mind!</p><p>When my mom was dying of cancer, she was put on antidepressants, and boy, did it change her personality for the better. Completely took the edge off. She didn't argue with-everything, didn't worry about everything, didn't do the poor-pitiful-me routine, despite the fact that for once in her life, we would have given her the whole show because of her cancer. How ironic.</p><p>Any chance your mom would go to a dr appointment and you could go with-her and suggest something? After Christmas? You'd have to do some fancy footwork to make it work. </p><p>Nah, never mind. (Chuckle.) It wouldn't have worked for us, either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 395441, member: 3419"] I understand completely. But I didn't worry about hurting my mom; it was only because she would keep Dad away from us that we made nice with-her. We had to go through her to get to him. We tried to talk to her about her issues but it would always come back to haunt us. The only ones who could get away with-it were the kids. Once, my daughter said, "Hey, that's not nice. You're hurting my feelings." And my mom's eyes got really big and she apologized on the spot. If I had done that, well ... never mind! When my mom was dying of cancer, she was put on antidepressants, and boy, did it change her personality for the better. Completely took the edge off. She didn't argue with-everything, didn't worry about everything, didn't do the poor-pitiful-me routine, despite the fact that for once in her life, we would have given her the whole show because of her cancer. How ironic. Any chance your mom would go to a dr appointment and you could go with-her and suggest something? After Christmas? You'd have to do some fancy footwork to make it work. Nah, never mind. (Chuckle.) It wouldn't have worked for us, either. [/QUOTE]
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