Making the meals & cooking cleaning etc being there for him..lately he has become a name caller at me. His favorite is B**** or when in the car with him to somewhere he will call men the other word if they aren't as good a driver as he is. he will do things that if he leaves a light on ..and i shut it off while he has the other one on..to conserve or that the light is left on..he will yell "i will shut that off when i'm ready to and flip it back on" just to say he is in power i think. He calls me names..when he is confronted in actions that i am not liking ..and i say to him to pick on someone else or say "shame on him" for being mean. He eats in his room and watches tv..he doesnt like to be disturbed but likes to disturb others. it seems he enjoys doing something naughty or bothering someone ..he likes to sneak up behind a person also to see them jump. he also likes the casino to bs at..not too much to gamble but to be center of attention there ..if he can..around anyone that will talk to him..he isnt as nice as he may appear..but they may not know that..as they dont live with him. it puzzles me to see how he is around others..and feel him calling me a B**** when I am the one who takes care of him so he dont have to do anything ..he says he likes to make me smile..etc..but he isn't consistent..and forgets my birthday or someones..and tho his is more important. What can I say to him when he is Verbal?? Someone Please Help me!! Thank you.
If you are now hearing things about your uncle's past that are shocking and overwhelming, that means you now have better information. There is no shame in adjusting your plans to take account of that better information. Hand over to your uncle's doctor, to APS, to somebody, and get out of the firing line. You've done your best, it isn't your fault that it hasn't worked.
Are you being paid for your services?
This is not healthy for you and is not your responsibility.
I'll give a different example: I have a friend who is bi-polar. It's really hard to get your meds adjusted right and almost a lifelong issue, really, as your metabolism can change and other factors can cause the meds to stop working as well. In any case, when she's not doing well, she has a tendency to say extreme things to me. Once, she accused me of stealing her ovaries (no, I'm not a doctor, wasn't anywhere near her -- I'm just giving this as an extreme example). All I'm saying is that, by understanding her condition, it actually helps me realize she doesn't really hate me -- when she acts-out at me, it's not about me or anything I did, but her disease.
Or, maybe your Uncle has always been kind of nasty and he's just getting worse. In that case, I guess telling him off is as good as anything else.
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..now i know why. ..: (
Don't ever take abuse lying down from ANYBODY. *hugs*
n it's just i'm that way..which makes it harder to say no..but i know i have to do something becos my self worth is being touched...right??
Oh between you and pstegman I am getting some good laughs today!
This is what I would say: "Listen A**HOLE, the next time you start spouting off to me I'm walking out of here and your mean old ass can fend for itself. You'll be doing your OWN cleaning, your OWN cooking and you can hitchhike to that damn casino for all I care. Hopefully a psycho will pick you up and off your sorry ass and do us all a favor, got it??!"
And every time...every single time... he opened his mouth with something nasty, I'd stop what I was doing turn around, leave it undone, and leave. These types are like dogs. You have to train them to treat you with any kind of respect or else they wipe their sorry feet all over you.
Good luck. I don't envy you.