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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 457059" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Have you considered assisted living for your Mom? Many of them are awfully nice places. The staff would do the medications, she could either eat in her room or eat the meals they serve in the diningroom, many have tons of activities and also have a lot of outings for shopping and such in which they provide transport and supervision. mother in law hated it at first.....but she actually grew to really like it, except she never got the idea that all she had to do was hit the call button if she needed help and would call 911 if she fell. She'd hit that call button for every thing else under the sun though. lol It would give her a lot of social interaction as well, which can stimulate the brain and aid in memory.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully that month passes quickly with difficult child 1. An injury can throw everything out of whack. A suggestion to squirrel money away for such a future occasion would be a good idea. Even 5.00 a week is better than nothing.</p><p></p><p>As for difficult child 2, sounds like the 2 yr old needs to be potty trained, that would at least stop the diapers, which would save them and you a small fortune. I wish I understood how easy child has been picking them up most of the time with cpns and sales for under 5.00.....but I don't buy diapers so I have to assume it's like we do the other cpns / sales. I keep telling her if she'd just take the time to potty train Brandon who is more than ready, she'd cut her diaper bill in half. But what do I know. Maybe showing the kids how to budget or watch for sales ect would help?</p><p></p><p>The sandwich generation svcks. I did it for quite a long while. I keep saying someone else will have to do it with my Mom, but odds are I'll be back at it again later down the road.</p><p></p><p>(((hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 457059, member: 84"] Have you considered assisted living for your Mom? Many of them are awfully nice places. The staff would do the medications, she could either eat in her room or eat the meals they serve in the diningroom, many have tons of activities and also have a lot of outings for shopping and such in which they provide transport and supervision. mother in law hated it at first.....but she actually grew to really like it, except she never got the idea that all she had to do was hit the call button if she needed help and would call 911 if she fell. She'd hit that call button for every thing else under the sun though. lol It would give her a lot of social interaction as well, which can stimulate the brain and aid in memory. Hopefully that month passes quickly with difficult child 1. An injury can throw everything out of whack. A suggestion to squirrel money away for such a future occasion would be a good idea. Even 5.00 a week is better than nothing. As for difficult child 2, sounds like the 2 yr old needs to be potty trained, that would at least stop the diapers, which would save them and you a small fortune. I wish I understood how easy child has been picking them up most of the time with cpns and sales for under 5.00.....but I don't buy diapers so I have to assume it's like we do the other cpns / sales. I keep telling her if she'd just take the time to potty train Brandon who is more than ready, she'd cut her diaper bill in half. But what do I know. Maybe showing the kids how to budget or watch for sales ect would help? The sandwich generation svcks. I did it for quite a long while. I keep saying someone else will have to do it with my Mom, but odds are I'll be back at it again later down the road. (((hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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