This should probably. Be in the discussion. Section....but im just worn out. Please dont suggest. I take my mom to a daycare she wont go. I just need positive thoughts maybe a hug. I am off this weekend had pland to go see a movie with a froend. She hsd to cancel. And yes i was dreading. Having to go back home. I needed awsy time. Funny thing thingd have been a lot better
With my mom . I told her i would take her to. The library and a frw other places. I had to take something over to my aunt and uncles and she was to get ready while i was gone. O was just about to leave my aunts and my mom called she was in a rage. Told my aunt she was ready to just go back to bed. So i get. On the phone she is yelling. At. Me saying i have taken too long. She hung up on me twice. So i lost it i was crying to my aunt. I got home my mom had thrown both phones on the floor. I had to talk. Her down. I have asked. Her not to drive her car its. On its. Last leg. So she is upset due to being stuck in th. House with my dogs. Is there a service that would. Pick her up and bring her home. Does medicare. Pay for it. ....thanks so much
Giving yourself, a person who devotes so much of her life to selflessly helping someone else, indulgence in a little vice would be a mitzvah (the Jewish word for "a good or praiseworthy deed.")
I hope I'm not coming across as lecturing, but my mother passed away in January and I've had a lot of time to reflect! If I only had the insights that have come to me lately that I did not understand at the time due to exhaustion!
The respite is CRITICAL!!!
I see that you haven't filled out your profile page. If you are going to stick around awhile -- and I do hope you do -- it will be helpful for us to know a little more about your situation. What are your mother's impairments? Does she have dementia? How long have you been her caregiver? Would she qualify for Medicaid? All these details help us get to know you. Don't share more than you are comfortable with, and do remain anonymous, but more background will result in more specific responses.
I'm not a religious person. But from what I understand, the Bible really values caring for the weak.
So, when I felt really down, I'd take a few minutes to walk down the street. As I walked past each person I would remind myself about how I was doing more humble good with my life than they were, or anybody else I walked past for that matter.
OK. I get the obvious irony.
And maybe not the most noble remedy.
But there was some truth to it.
And I'm sure, from what you describe, you could more than take credit for the same sort of truth.