Backsliding

I backslid today. Pearl gasped in a panic when I made a left turn in front of some cars out of the grocery store. Then she said, "We'll be here forever" when I waited for the cars to go by before I turned into our driveway. I tried again to explain how I turn the same way all the time. That was really stupid. Why do I want to argue with The Dimentia? I tried to reason with The Dimentia on some other topics as well. Makes me wonder who, exactly, has the dimentia now.

Then I saw this post from a distressed caregiver and it made me feel better.  She said: "...I ran away and am holed up behind a closed door now." I do the same thing all the time!

I told my mom that today Pearl forgot that she was mad at her nephew. She asked me, "Did you remind her?" I said, "Of course not!"