I'm simply exhausted just from dad's (90 yrs) constant repeat of stories, questions, safety of his money. My husband and I are both worn out. We are putting dad in respite care next week to give us a break. I'll spend some of that time sleeping, cleaning. But most of all, we are going to go out. We haven't been out, just the two of us for the last 10 months.
Run the dishwasher ever time the quantity of spoons or forks drops below 2...
Hire a caregiver to do some of the parent care and cleaning of her area...big help. They do her laundry and give her a shower and make and change her bed...makes a difference.
Dad is living with you and your husband. Excuse my bluntness, but this, hopefully, is that whack upside the head we hear about. SPEND SOME MONEY. I know there's some there because dad is living with you and gets Social Security. The average Social Security check is $1200 a month.
The average at-home caregiver thru a service is $25 an hour.
Your husband is a saint. Please tell him some crazy lady on the Internet said that. It'll make him feel good.
If you are not going out with hubby twice a month for 3 or 4 hours, you are a fool.
Enjoy your respite and promise yourself you'll do better for you and your husband.
Is that your phone I hear ringing?
What is really more hard to understand is that I no longer have to cater to him on a daily basis, but I am still in a state of feeling burnt out!?
Bwahahahaha. I have to laugh.